370.55 - Corneal Abscess
The ICD 9 Code for Corneal abscess is listed as 370.55.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
| ICD 9 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | 370.55 |
| Long Description: | Corneal abscess |
| Short Description: | Corneal abscess |
| Chapter: | Diseases Of The Nervous System And Sense Organs |
| Block: | Disorders Of The Eye And Adnexa (360-379) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | H16.319 - Corneal abscess, unspecified eye (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 370.55: | |
| 370.50 - Interstitial keratitis, unspecified | |
| 370.52 - Diffuse interstitial keratitis | |
| 370.54 - Sclerosing keratitis | |
| 370.59 - Other interstitial and deep keratitis | |