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Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 377.30
Optic neuritis, unspecified
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 377.30 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 377.30 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 377.30 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM H46.9 Unspecified optic neuritis
Approximate Synonyms
  • Left optic neuritis
  • Optic neuritis
  • Right optic neuritis
Clinical Information
  • Inflammation of the second cranial nerve or optic nerve; commonly associated conditions include autoimmune disorders such as multiple sclerosis, infections, and granulomatous diseases
  • What: optic neuritis. Optic neuritis: the inflammation, degeneration, or demyelination of the optic nerve. Why: optic neuritis may be present in patients with sarcoidosis or reiter's syndrome (rarely). How: clinically, patients with optic neuritis present with sudden loss of central vision and pain on moving the eye. Opthalmoscopically there may be hyperemia of the optic disc and distention of the large retinal veins. At later stages the disk margins are blurred and may be slightly elevated simulating papilledema. Refs: vaugn, d and asbury, t: general ophthamology, 8th edition, 1977
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 377.30:
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
    • optic nerve 377.30
  • Neuralgia, neuralgic (acute) (see also Neuritis) 729.2
    • ophthalmic 377.30
    • optic (nerve) 377.30
  • Neuritis (see also Neuralgia) 729.2
    • cranial nerve - see also Disorder, nerve, cranial
      • first or olfactory 352.0
      • second or optic 377.30
      • third or oculomotor 378.52
      • fourth or trochlear 378.53
      • fifth or trigeminal (see also Neuralgia, trigeminal) 350.1
      • sixth or abducens 378.54
      • seventh or facial 351.8
      • eighth or acoustic 388.5
      • ninth or glossopharyngeal 352.1
      • tenth or vagus 352.3
      • eleventh or accessory 352.4
      • twelfth or hypoglossal 352.5
    • optic (nerve) 377.30
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