Question:
Tennessee Subscriber
Answer: It depends on the type of blepharitis. For these patients,choose from one of the following diagnoses depending on the encounter notes:
373.00 -- Blepharitis, unspecified
373.01 -- Ulcerative blepharitis
373.02-- Squamous blepharitis.
Also:
When selecting one of the above diagnoses, be sure your optometrist is treating a patient with blepharitis, not blepharoconjunctivitis.If notes indicate the patient had blepharoconjunctivitis, choose one of the following ICD-9 codes:
372.20 -- Blepharoconjunctivitis, unspecified
372.21 -- Angular blepharoconjunctivitis
372.22 -- Contact blepharoconjunctivitis.