Diagnosis Code: 918.9

Short Description: Superficial inj eye NEC

Long Description: Other and unspecified superficial injuries of eye

Code Classification:

• Injury and poisoning (800–999)
  • Superficial injury (910-919)
    • 918 Superficial injury of eye and adnexa
      • 918.9 Superficial inj eye NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Synonyms

• Blister to cornea
• Eye injury from lightning
• Injury of lacrimal passage
• Injury of lens
• Injury of orbit proper
• Insect bite of eye region
• Scratch of eye region
• Superficial abrasion of eye region structure
• Superficial injury of eye
• Superficial injury of eye AND/OR adnexa
• Traumatic blister of eye region
• Wood splinter in eye region

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 918.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Injury 959.9
  • eye 921.9
    • superficial 918.9
  • eyeball 921.3
    • superficial 918.9
  • superficial 919
    • eye(s) (and adnexa) NEC 918.9
    • globe (eye) 918.9
    • iris 918.9

Crosswalk Information

The code 918.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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