icd-9 code for 369.4

ICD-10 Equivalent of 369.4

As of October 2015, ICD-9 codes are no longer used for medical coding. Instead, use this equivalent ICD-10-CM code, which is an approximate match to ICD-9 code 369.4:

Historical Information for ICD-9 Code 369.4

Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.

ICD-10 Equivalent of 369

As of October 2015, ICD-9 codes are no longer used for medical coding. Instead, use this equivalent ICD-10-CM code, which is an exact match to ICD-9 code 369:

Historical Information for ICD-9 Code 369

Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.

Not Valid for Submission

369.00 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of profound impairment, both eyes, impairment level not further specified. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.

Information for Medical Professionals

References found for the code 369.00 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:

Information for Patients

Some eye problems are minor and don't last long. But some can lead to a permanent loss of vision.

ICD-9 Footnotes

General Equivalence Map Definitions The ICD-9 and ICD-10 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.