950.0 OPTIC NERVE INJURY


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 950.0

Short Description: Optic nerve injury

Long Description: Optic nerve injury

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Injury to nerves and spinal cord (950-957)
      • 950 Injury to optic nerve and pathways
        • 950.0 Optic nerve injury

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 950.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Injury 959.9
    • nerve 957.9
      • cranial 951.9
        • second or optic 950.0
      • optic 950.0
    • optic 950.9
      • nerve 950.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 950.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
950.0 Right Arrow S04.019A Injury of optic nerve, unspecified eye, initial encounter
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
950.1 Injury to optic chiasm
950.2 Injury to optic pathways
950.3 Injury to visual cortex
950.9 Injury to unspecified optic nerve and pathways


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