Billable Medical Code for Background Diabetic Retinopathy
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 362.01
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 362.01.
The Short Description Is: Diabetic retinopathy NOS.
Known As
Diabetic retinopathy is also known as diabetes type 1 retinal edema, diabetes type 1 with macular edema and retinopathy, diabetes type 1 with retinopathy, diabetes type 2 with macular edema and retinopathy, diabetes type 2 with retinal edema, diabetes type 2 with retinopathy, diabetic retinopathy associated with type I diabetes mellitus, diabetic retinopathy associated with type II diabetes mellitus, diabetic retinopathy due to secondary diabetes mellitus, diabetic retinopathy with macular edema due to drug induced diabetes mellitus, diabetic retinopathy without macular edema due to drug induced diabetes mellitus, DM 1 w diabetic retinal edema, DM 1 W diabetic retinopathy, DM 1 w diabetic retinopathy w macular edema, DM 1 w nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy, DM 2 W diabetic background retinopathy, DM 2 w diabetic retinal edema, DM 2 W diabetic retinopathy, DM 2 w diabetic retinopathy w macular edema, drug induced diabetes with diabetic retinopathy, drug induced diabetes with macular edema, drug induced DM w diabetic retinopathy, drug induced DM w diabetic retinopathy w macular edema, macular edema and retinopathy due to type 1 diabetes mellitus, macular edema and retinopathy due to type 2 diabetes mellitus, nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy associated with Type 2 diabetes mellitus, nonproliferative retinopathy due to type 1 diabetes mellitus, retinal edema due to type 1 diabetes mellitus, retinal edema due to type 2 diabetes mellitus, retinopathy with macular edema due to secondary diabetes mellitus, secondary diabetes with retinopathy, secondary diabetes with retinopathy with macular edema, secondary DM w diabetic retinopathy, and secondary DM w diabetic retinopathy w macular edema.
Diabetic Retinopathy Definition and Symptoms
Diabetic retinopathy is a complication of diabetes that effects the eyes. It causes damage to the blood vessels of the retina. Symptoms include spots in your vision, blurred vision, dark or empty areas in the vision, vision loss, and difficulty with color perception.