369.9 VISUAL LOSS NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 369.9

Short Description: Visual loss NOS

Long Description: Unspecified visual loss

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the sense organs (360–389)
    • Disorders of the eye and adnexa (360-379)
      • 369 Blindness and low vision
        • 369.9 Visual loss NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 369.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Decrease, decreased
    • vision NEC 369.9
  • Defect, defective 759.9
    • vision NEC 369.9
  • Diminished
    • vision NEC 369.9
  • Impaired, impairment (function)
    • vision NEC 369.9
      • both eyes NEC 369.3
      • combined with hearing impairment V49.85
      • moderate 369.74
        • both eyes 369.25
          • with impairment of lesser eye (specified as)
            • blind, not further specified 369.15
            • low vision, not further specified 369.23
            • near-total 369.17
            • profound 369.18
            • severe 369.24
            • total 369.16
        • one eye 369.74
          • with vision of other eye (specified as)
            • near-normal 369.75
            • normal 369.76
      • near-total 369.64
        • both eyes 369.04
          • with impairment of lesser eye (specified as)
            • blind, not further specified 369.02
            • total 369.03
        • one eye 369.64
          • with vision of other eye (specified as)
            • near-normal 369.65
            • normal 369.66
      • one eye 369.60
        • with low vision of other eye 369.10
      • profound 369.67
        • both eyes 369.08
          • with impairment of lesser eye (specified as)
            • blind, not further specified 369.05
            • near-total 369.07
            • total 369.06
        • one eye 369.67
          • with vision of other eye (specified as)
            • near-normal 369.68
            • normal 369.69
      • severe 369.71
        • both eyes 369.22
          • with impairment of lesser eye (specified as)
            • blind, not further specified 369.11
            • low vision, not further specified 369.21
            • near-total 369.13
            • profound 369.14
            • total 369.12
        • one eye 369.71
          • with vision of other eye (specified as)
            • near-normal 369.72
            • normal 369.73
      • total
        • both eyes 369.01
        • one eye 369.61
          • with vision of other eye (specified as)
            • near-normal 369.62
            • normal 369.63
  • Loss
    • vision, visual (see also Blindness) 369.9
      • both eyes (see also Blindness, both eyes) 369.3
      • complete (see also Blindness, both eyes) 369.00
      • one eye 369.8
      • sudden 368.11
      • transient 368.12
  • Low
    • vision 369.9
      • both eyes 369.20
      • one eye 369.70
  • Poor
    • vision NEC 369.9
  • Vision, visual
    • defect, defective (see also Impaired, vision) 369.9
    • loss 369.9
      • both eyes (see also Blindness, both eyes) 369.3
      • complete (see also Blindness, both eyes) 369.00
      • one eye 369.8
      • sudden 368.16

Crosswalk Information

The code 369.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
369.9 Right Arrow H54.7 Unspecified visual loss
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
369.00 Profound impairment, both eyes, impairment level not further specified
369.01 Better eye: total vision impairment; lesser eye: total vision impairment
369.02 Better eye: near-total vision impairment; lesser eye: not further specified
369.03 Better eye: near-total vision impairment; lesser eye: total vision impairment
369.04 Better eye: near-total vision impairment; lesser eye: near-total vision impairment
369.05 Better eye: profound vision impairment; lesser eye: not further specified
369.06 Better eye: profound vision impairment; lesser eye: total vision impairment
369.07 Better eye: profound vision impairment; lesser eye: near-total vision impairment
369.08 Better eye: profound vision impairment; lesser eye: profound vision impairment
369.10 Moderate or severe impairment, better eye, impairment level not further specified
369.11 Better eye: severe vision impairment; lesser eye: blind, not further specified
369.12 Better eye: severe vision impairment; lesser eye: total vision impairment
369.13 Better eye: severe vision impairment; lesser eye: near-total vision impairment
369.14 Better eye: severe vision impairment; lesser eye: profound vision impairment
369.15 Better eye: moderate vision impairment; lesser eye: blind, not further specified
369.16 Better eye: moderate vision impairment; lesser eye: total vision impairment
369.17 Better eye: moderate vision impairment; lesser eye: near-total vision impairment
369.18 Better eye: moderate vision impairment; lesser eye: profound vision impairment
369.20 Moderate or severe impairment, both eyes, impairment level not further specified
369.21 Better eye: severe vision impairment; lesser eye; impairment not further specified
369.22 Better eye: severe vision impairment; lesser eye: severe vision impairment
369.23 Better eye: moderate vision impairment; lesser eye: impairment not further specified
369.24 Better eye: moderate vision impairment; lesser eye: severe vision impairment
369.25 Better eye: moderate vision impairment; lesser eye: moderate vision impairment
369.3 Unqualified visual loss, both eyes
369.4 Legal blindness, as defined in U.S.A.
369.60 Profound impairment, one eye, impairment level not further specified
369.61 One eye: total vision impairment; other eye: not specified
369.62 One eye: total vision impairment; other eye: near-normal vision
369.63 One eye: total vision impairment; other eye: normal vision
369.64 One eye: near-total vision impairment; other eye: vision not specified
369.65 One eye: near-total vision impairment; other eye: near-normal vision
369.66 One eye: near-total vision impairment; other eye: normal vision
369.67 One eye: profound vision impairment; other eye: vision not specified
369.68 One eye: profound vision impairment; other eye: near-normal vision
369.69 One eye: profound vision impairment; other eye: normal vision
369.70 Moderate or severe impairment, one eye, impairment level not further specified
369.71 One eye: severe vision impairment; other eye: vision not specified
369.72 One eye: severe vision impairment; other eye: near-normal vision
369.73 One eye: severe vision impairment; other eye: normal vision
369.74 One eye: moderate vision impairment; other eye: vision not specified
369.75 One eye: moderate vision impairment; other eye: near-normal vision
369.76 One eye: moderate vision impairment; other eye: normal vision
369.8 Unqualified visual loss, one eye


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