921.3 CONTUSION OF EYEBALL


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 921.3

Short Description: Contusion of eyeball

Long Description: Contusion of eyeball

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Contusion with intact skin surface (920-924)
      • 921 Contusion of eye and adnexa
        • 921.3 Contusion of eyeball

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 921.3 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Berlin's disease or edema (traumatic) 921.3
  • Blast
    • blindness 921.3
  • Blindness (acquired) (congenital) (both eyes) 369.00
    • blast 921.3
      • with nerve injury - see Injury, nerve, optic
  • Commotio (current)
    • retinae 921.3
  • Concussion (current) 850.9
    • ocular 921.3
  • Contusion (skin surface intact) 924.9
    • cornea 921.3
    • eyeball 921.3
    • globe (eye) 921.3
    • iris (eye) 921.3
    • lens 921.3
    • sclera (eye) 921.3
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Berlin's 921.3
  • Dislocation (articulation) (closed) (displacement) (simple) (subluxation) 839.8
    • lens (crystalline) (complete) (partial) 379.32
      • traumatic 921.3
  • Edema, edematous 782.3
    • Berlin's (traumatic) 921.3
  • Hyphema (anterior chamber) (ciliary body) (iris) 364.41
    • traumatic 921.3
  • Injury 959.9
    • anterior chamber, eye 921.3
    • choroid (eye) 921.3
    • cornea 921.3
      • abrasion 918.1
      • due to contact lens 371.82
      • penetrating - see Injury, eyeball, penetrating
      • superficial 918.1
        • due to contact lens 371.82
    • eyeball 921.3
      • penetrating 871.7
        • with
          • partial loss (of intraocular tissue) 871.2
          • prolapse or exposure (of intraocular tissue) 871.1
        • without prolapse 871.0
        • foreign body (nonmagnetic) 871.6
          • magnetic 871.5
      • superficial 918.9
    • globe (eye) (see also Injury, eyeball) 921.3
    • iris 921.3
    • lens, eye 921.3
      • penetrating - see Injury, eyeball, penetrating
    • retina 921.3
      • penetrating - see Injury, eyeball, penetrating
    • sclera 921.3
      • penetrating - see Injury, eyeball, penetrating
      • superficial 918.2
  • Phacentocele 379.32
    • traumatic 921.3
  • Phacocele (old) 379.32
    • traumatic 921.3
  • Ring(s)
    • Vossius' 921.3
      • late effect 366.21
  • Vossius' ring 921.3
    • late effect 366.21

Crosswalk Information

The code 921.3 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
921.3 Right Arrow S05.10XA Contusion of eyeball and orbital tissues, unsp eye, init
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
921.0 Black eye, not otherwise specified
921.1 Contusion of eyelids and periocular area
921.2 Contusion of orbital tissues
921.9 Unspecified contusion of eye


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