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Wiki Icd9 code - dropped lens nucleus

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Im looking for an ICD9 code for a "dropped lens nucleus", doctor was doing cataract surgery and the lens broke....does anybody know which dx code to use? Im still looking thru my ICD9 book.....

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EMACHORRO said:
Im looking for an ICD9 code for a "dropped lens nucleus", doctor was doing cataract surgery and the lens broke....does anybody know which dx code to use? Im still looking thru my ICD9 book.....

thank you
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I was just looking this up myself. According to this webpage-https://www.aapc.com/memberarea/forums/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=70840 (a very nice pic of the eye too)
The reason for a dropped nucleus is accidental laceration, so maybe using 998.2 might be good? Because I don't see anything for Dropped Nucleus either. Any thoughts?
 
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