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Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 372.51
Pinguecula
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 372.51 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 372.51 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: 372.51 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM H11.159 Pinguecula, unspecified eye
Approximate Synonyms
  • Bilat pinguecula
  • Bilateral pinguecula
  • L pinguecula
  • Left pinguecula
  • Left pinguecula (eye condition)
  • Pinguecula, both eyes
  • R pinguecula
  • Right pinguecula
  • Right pinguecula (eye condition)
Clinical Information
  • A yellowish thickened lesion on the conjunctiva near the cornea representing a benign degenerative change in the conjunctiva caused by the leakage and deposition of certain blood proteins through the permeable capillaries near the limbus
372.51 Excludes
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 372.51:
  • Pinguecula 372.51
 372.50 ICD9Data.com 372.52 
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