Diagnosis Code Categories
The VEHSS system uses diagnosis codes to identify vision and eye disorders in all administrative claims and electronic medical registry data. Diagnosis codes are based on the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) system. All ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes related to vision, the eye, and ocular adnexa are categorized in a two-level categorization system using mutually exclusive categories and sub-groups to provide more efficient estimates of key vision and eye health outcomes. The VEHSS Diagnosis Code Categories and Crosswalk Cdc-pdf[PDF – 2.1 MB]External spreadsheet includes the ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes mapped to each category and subgroup.
EXPLORE SUMMARY DATA
Diagnosis Categories
Categories and Subgroups
Retinal Detachment and Defects
Retinal detachment
Diabetic Eye Diseases
- Early/Mild diabetic retinopathy
- Moderate/Severe non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy
- Proliferative diabetic retinopathy
- Diabetic macular edema (DME, clinically significant DME)
- Other/unspecified diabetes related eye conditions
Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
- AMD, unspecified
- Early AMD
- Dry-form AMD
- Geographic atrophy (modifier for dry-form AMD)
- Wet-form AMD
- Choroidal neovascularization (modifier for wet-form AMD)
Other Retinal Disorders
- Retina vascular disease, occlusive (arterial, venous)
- Central retinal vein occlusion
- Branch retinal vein occlusion
- Central retinal arterial occlusion
- Branch retinal artery occlusion
- Retina vascular disease, non-occlusive
- Macular edema (if not diabetic)
- Hereditary chorioretinal dystrophy
- Myopic degeneration
- Other/unspecified retinal disorders
Glaucoma
- Open-angle glaucoma
- Primary open-angle glaucoma
- Low-tension glaucoma
- Glaucoma suspect
- Primary angle-closure glaucoma
- Narrow-angle glaucoma
- Congenital glaucoma
- Neovascular glaucoma
- Other/unspecified glaucoma
Cataracts
- Senile cataract
- Non-congenital cataract
- Congenital Cataract
- Posterior capsular opacity
- Pseudophakia
- Aphakia and other disorders of lens
Disorders of Refraction and Accommodation
- Myopia
- Hypermetropia
- Astigmatism
- Presbyopia
- Other disorder of refraction and accommodation
Blindness and Low Vision
- Unqualified visual loss, both eyes
- Unqualified vision loss in one eye, or unspecified visual loss
- Vision impairment one eye
- Moderate or severe vision impairment better eye; profound vision impairment of lesser eye
- Moderate or severe vision impairment both eyes
- Profound vision impairment, bilateral, or legal blindness
Strabismus and Amblyopia
- Strabismus
- Amblyopia
Injury, Burns and Surgical Complications of the Eye
- Injury
- Burn
- Surgical complication
Disorders of Optic Nerve and Visual Pathways
- Optic nerve disorders
- Visual pathway disorders
Other Visual Disturbances
- Visual field defect
- Color blindness
- Night blindness
- Other/unspecified visual disturbances
- Visual pathway disorders
Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases
- Infectious diseases
- Keratitis
- Conjunctivitis
- Eyelid infection and inflammation
- Other inflammatory conditions
- Lacrimal system and orbit inflammation
- Endophthalmitis
Orbital and External Disease
- Congenital anomalies
- Other/unspecified orbital or external disease
- Lacrimal diseases
- Eyelid disorders
- Dry eye syndrome
- Disorders of the globe
Cancer and Neoplasms of the Eye
- Malignant neoplasm of the eye
- Benign neoplasm of the eye
Cornea Disorders
- Keratoconus
- Endothelial dystrophy (inc Fuchs)
- Other Corneal disorders
Other Eye Disorders
- Other eye disorders
Page last reviewed: June 28, 2018