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264.3 VIT A CORNEA ULCER/XEROS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 264.3

Short Description: Vit A cornea ulcer/xeros

Long Description: Vitamin A deficiency with corneal ulceration and xerosis

Code Classification:

  • Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, and immunity disorders (240–279)
    • Nutritional deficiencies (260-269)
      • 264 Vitamin A deficiency
        • 264.3 Vit A cornea ulcer/xeros

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 264.3 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Deficiency, deficient
    • vitamin (multiple) NEC 269.2
      • A 264.9
        • with
          • Bit�t's spot 264.1
            • corneal 264.2
              • with corneal ulceration 264.3
          • specified manifestation NEC 264.8
            • corneal 264.2
              • with corneal ulceration 264.3
        • xerosis
  • Xerosis
    • cornea 371.40
      • with corneal ulceration 370.00
        • vitamin A deficiency 264.3

Crosswalk Information

The code 264.3 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
264.3 Right Arrow E50.3 Vitamin A deficiency with corneal ulceration and xerosis
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
264.0 Vitamin A deficiency with conjunctival xerosis
264.1 Vitamin A deficiency with conjunctival xerosis and Bitot's spot
264.2 Vitamin A deficiency with corneal xerosis
264.4 Vitamin A deficiency with keratomalacia
264.5 Vitamin A deficiency with night blindness
264.6 Vitamin A deficiency with xerophthalmic scars of cornea
264.7 Other ocular manifestations of vitamin A deficiency
264.8 Other manifestations of vitamin A deficiency
264.9 Unspecified vitamin A deficiency

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

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