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Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 918.1
Superficial injury of cornea
  • Short description: Superficial inj cornea.
  • ICD-9-CM 918.1 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 918.1 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 918.1.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 918.1: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 918.1 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S05.00XA Injury of conjunctiva and corneal abrasion without foreign body, unspecified eye, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Abrasion (scrape) of cornea
  • Abrasion of cornea
  • Abrasion of left cornea
  • Abrasion of right cornea
  • Corneal abrasion
  • Corneal abrasion (scrape)
  • Left corneal abrasion
  • Right corneal abrasion
  • Superficial corneal injury
918.1 Excludes
  • corneal injury due to contact lens (371.82)
Applies To
  • Corneal abrasion
  • Superficial laceration
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 918.1:
  • Abrasion - see also Injury, superficial, by site
    • cornea 918.1
  • Erosion
    • cornea (recurrent) (see also Keratitis) 371.42
      • traumatic 918.1
  • Injury 959.9
    • cornea 921.3
      • abrasion 918.1
      • due to contact lens 371.82
      • penetrating - see Injury, eyeball, penetrating
      • superficial 918.1
    • superficial 919
      • abdomen, abdominal (muscle) (wall) (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
      • ankle (and hip, knee, leg, or thigh) 916
      • anus (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
      • arm 913
        • upper (and shoulder) 912
      • auditory canal (external) (meatus) (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
      • axilla (and upper arm) 912
      • back (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
      • breast (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
      • brow (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
      • buttock (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
      • canthus, eye 918.0
      • cheek(s) (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
      • chest wall (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
      • chin (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
      • clitoris (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
      • conjunctiva 918.2
      • cornea 918.1
      • costal region (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
      • ear(s) (auricle) (canal) (drum) (external) (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
      • elbow (and forearm) (and wrist) 913
      • epididymis (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
      • epigastric region (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
      • epiglottis (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
      • eye(s) (and adnexa) NEC 918.9
      • eyelid(s) (and periocular area) 918.0
      • face (any part(s), except eye) (and neck or scalp) 910
      • finger(s) (nail) (any) 915
      • flank (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
      • foot (phalanges) (and toe(s)) 917
      • forearm (and elbow) (and wrist) 913
      • forehead (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
      • globe (eye) 918.9
      • groin (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
      • gums(s) (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
      • hand(s) (except fingers alone) 914
      • head (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
      • heel (and foot or toe) 917
      • hip (and ankle, knee, leg, or thigh) 916
      • iliac region (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
      • interscapular region (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
      • iris 918.9
      • knee (and ankle, hip, leg, or thigh) 916
      • labium (majus) (minus) (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
      • lacrimal (apparatus) (gland) (sac) 918.0
      • leg (lower) (upper) (and ankle, hip, knee, or thigh) 916
      • lip(s) (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
      • lower extremity (except foot) 916
      • lumbar region (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
      • malar region (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
      • mastoid region (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
      • midthoracic region (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
      • mouth (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
      • multiple sites (not classifiable to the same three-digit category) 919
      • nasal (septum) (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
      • neck (and face or scalp, any part(s), except eye) 910
      • nose (septum) (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
      • occipital region (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
      • orbital region 918.0
      • palate (soft) (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
      • parietal region (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
      • penis (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
      • perineum (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
      • periocular area 918.0
      • pharynx (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
      • popliteal space (and ankle, hip, leg, or thigh) 916
      • prepuce (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
      • pubic region (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
      • pudenda (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
      • sacral region (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
      • salivary (ducts) (glands) (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
      • scalp (and other part(s) of face or neck, except eye) 910
      • scapular region (and upper arm) 912
      • sclera 918.2
      • scrotum (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
      • shoulder (and upper arm) 912
      • skin NEC 919
      • specified site(s) NEC 919
      • sternal region (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
      • subconjunctival 918.2
      • subcutaneous NEC 919
      • submaxillary region (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
      • submental region (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
      • supraclavicular fossa (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
      • supraorbital 918.0
      • temple (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
      • temporal region (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
      • testis (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
      • thigh (and ankle, hip, knee, or leg) 916
      • thorax, thoracic (external) (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
      • throat (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
      • thumb(s) (nail) 915
      • toe(s) (nail) (subungual) (and foot) 917
      • tongue (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
      • tooth, teeth (see also Abrasion, dental) 521.20
      • trunk (any part(s)) 911
      • tunica vaginalis (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
      • tympanum, tympanic membrane (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
      • upper extremity NEC 913
      • uvula (and other part(s) of face, neck, or scalp, except eye) 910
      • vagina (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
      • vulva (and other part(s) of trunk) 911
      • wrist (and elbow) (and forearm) 913
  • Laceration - see also Wound, open, by site
    • cornea - see Laceration, eyeball
      • superficial 918.1
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