950.9 INJ OPTIC NERV/PATH NOS

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 950.9

Short Description: Inj optic nerv/path NOS

Long Description: Injury to unspecified optic nerve and pathways

Code Classification:

Injury and poisoning (800–999)
- Injury to nerves and spinal cord (950-957)
  - 950 Injury to optic nerve and pathways
    - 950.9 Inj optic nerv/path NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 950.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

Blindness (acquired) (congenital) (both eyes) 369.00
- concussion 950.9
- due to
  - injury NEC 950.9
- traumatic NEC 950.9

Injury 959.9
- optic 950.9
  - chiasm 950.1
  - cortex 950.3
  - nerve 950.0
  - pathways 950.2
- visual 950.9
  - cortex 950.3

Crosswalk Information

The code 950.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code		ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
950.9		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
950.0	Optic nerve injury
950.1	Injury to optic chiasm
950.2	Injury to optic pathways
950.3	Injury to visual cortex

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

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