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371.42 - Recurrent Erosion Of Cornea


The ICD 9 Code for Recurrent erosion of cornea is listed as 371.42.
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: 371.42
Long Description: Recurrent erosion of cornea
Short Description: Recurrent cornea erosion
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: H18.839 - Recurrent erosion of cornea, unspecified eye (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 371.42:
371.40 - Corneal degeneration, unspecified
371.41 - Senile corneal changes
371.43 - Band-shaped keratopathy
371.44 - Other calcerous degenerations of cornea
371.45 - Keratomalacia NOS
371.46 - Nodular degeneration of cornea
371.48 - Peripheral degenerations of cornea
371.49 - Other corneal degenerations