370.00 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis on a Medicaid or Medicare reimbursement claim.
Diagnosis Definition(s)
loss of epithelial tissue from the surface of the cornea due to progressive erosion and necrosis of the tissue; usually caused by bacterial, fungal, or viral infection.
Area of epithelial tissue loss from corneal surface; associated with inflammatory cells in the cornea and anterior chamber.
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index Entries That Refer To 370.00
Abscess (acute) (chronic) (infectional) (lymphangitic) (metastatic) (multiple) (pyogenic) (septic) (with lymphangitis) (see also Cellulitis) 682.9
2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 370.00
370.00
