Diagnosis Code: 379.8

Short Description: Eye disorders NEC

Long Description: Other specified disorders of eye and adnexa

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the sense organs (360–389)
  • Disorders of the eye and adnexa (360-379)
    • 379 Other disorders of eye
      • 379.8 Eye disorders NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Synonyms

• Angle foreign body
• Angle tumor
• Anterior capsule covering intraocular lens 360 degrees
• Anterior capsulotomy tear
• Anterior chamber flare
• Anterior chamber pseudo-exfoliation deposits
• Anterior segment ischemia
• Aqueous humor misdirect
• Capsular bag distension syndrome
• Chronic disease of ocular adnexa
• Ciliated lacrimal caruncle
• Compressive optic neuropathy due to thyroid eye disease
• Decreased intraocular pressure
• Edema of structure within eye
• Entrapment of extraocular muscle
• Episcleral nodule
• Excessive blinking - involuntary
• Fibrous dysplasia of orbit
• Foveal ocular fixation
• Glaucoma due to ocular cyst
• Immature eyes
• Inflammatory reaction of eye due to intraocular lens implant
• Lesion of eye structure
• Melanin pigmentation of eye
• Neoplastic masquerade syndrome
• Nonferrous ocular metallosis
• Occludable anterior chamber of eye
• Post-enucleation socket syndrome
• Posterior infusion syndrome
• Presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome
• Superior oblique dysfunction
• Toxic anterior segment syndrome

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 379.8 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Cyst (mucus) (retention) (serous) (simple)
  • eye (retention) 379.8
    • congenital 743.03
    • posterior segment, congenital 743.54

• Deformity 738.9
  • eye (congenital) 743.9
    • acquired 379.8

• Disorder - see also Disease
  • eye 379.90
    • specified NEC 379.8

Crosswalk Information

The code 379.8 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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