ICD-10-CM Code H57.9
Unspecified disorder of eye and adnexa
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.H57.9 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of unspecified disorder of eye and adnexa. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code H579 is used to code Red eye (medicine)
A red eye is a non-specific term to describe an eye that appears red due to illness or injury. The term usually refers to injection and prominence of the superficial blood vessels of the conjunctiva, or sclera, which may be caused by disorders of these or adjacent structures. Conjunctivitis and subconjunctival hemorrhage are two of the less serious but more common causes.
| Specialty: | Ophthalmology |
| ICD 9 Code: | 379.93 |
Subconjunctival hemorrhage causing red coloration as result of ruptured blood vessel in the eye.
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #124-125 - Other disorders of the eye with MCC.
- DRG Group #124-125 - Other disorders of the eye without MCC.
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Ankylosing spondylarthritis and eye lesions (disorder)
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'H57.9 - Unspecified disorder of eye and adnexa'
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Equivalent ICD-9 Codes GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
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 H57.9 and a single ICD9 code, V41.1 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Parent Code: H57 - Other disorders of eye and adnexa