icd 9 code for mucocele

by Leopold Ortiz 10 min read

527.6

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375.43 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of lacrimal mucocele. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.

Information for Medical Professionals

References found for the code 375.43 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:

Information for Patients

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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.

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