Time is changing giving birth to the need of adopting new and revised ICD-10 codes that can be an educational asset for the physician and staff. The major change that can be highlighted in the ICD-10-CM is that the diseases of Eye and Adnexa will now get a separate space in the book to eliminate confusion and bring more lucidity. Rest changes in the three frequently used ophthalmology diagnoses that you can witness in the updated version are mentioned below:
· Conjunctivitis- Popularly known as Pinkeye, it in an inflammation in the thin clear tissue layer that lies over the white part of the eye known as conjunctiva. This is usually caused due to viruses, bacteria and in few cases due to dust, pollen or some allergy. ICD-9 offered only 2 codes for this i.e. Acute Conjunctivitis, unspecified (372.00) and Serious Conjunctivitis, except viral (372.00) whereas these two codes has been expanded in the ICD-10-CM in order to be more specific and clear about the diagnosis of the disease. These codes are covered in the H10 category which offers more than 70 codes to choose from.
· Glaucoma- This disease damages eye’s optic nerve when excess fluid builds up in front part of your eye. The pressure caused by this extra fluid can then lead to vision loss. ICD-10 includes the laterality specifications that helps you assign as many codes from the H40 category that helps in the identification of affected eye, type and stage of glaucoma.
· Macular Degeneration- It is the leading cause of vision loss which is most common in elder age group people. The updated ICD-10 codes have a separate section and the codes are of six numeric characters to identify laterality.
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