icd 9 code for transient vision loss

by Wilfrid Will 6 min read

2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 368.12 : Transient visual loss.

What is the ICD code for right eye?

H53.121 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of transient visual loss, right eye. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.

What is the approximate match between ICd9 and ICd10?

This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code H53.121 and a single ICD9 code, 368.12 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.

What is the fear of light?

Photophobia is a symptom of abnormal intolerance to visual perception of light. As a medical symptom, photophobia is not a morbid fear or phobia, but an experience of discomfort or pain to the eyes due to light exposure or by presence of actual physical sensitivity of the eyes, though the term is sometimes additionally applied to abnormal or irrational fear of light such as heliophobia. The term photophobia comes from the Greek φῶς (phōs), meaning "light", and φόβος (phobos), meaning "fear".

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