SNOMED_CT

SNOMED CT Concept 16711191000119109: Bilateral macular retinal edema due to occlusion of central retinal veins

16711191000119109 is a SNOMED CT concept used to represent Bilateral macular retinal edema due to occlusion of central retinal veins in structured clinical data. You may see this concept in clinical documentation systems, problem lists, terminology services, interoperability records, or semantic mapping workflows. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used to capture healthcare meaning in a standardized, interoperable form. This concept is typed as a disorder in the terminology hierarchy.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 26 May 2026

What is this code?

SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used to capture healthcare meaning in a standardized, interoperable form. This concept is typed as a disorder in the terminology hierarchy.

When is it used?

  • Used to represent a standardized clinical concept in health records, terminology services, and semantic mappings.
  • Often linked to diagnoses, findings, procedures, body structures, organisms, substances, or observable entities depending on the concept type.
  • Semantic tag: disorder

What it does not mean

  • A terminology concept label alone does not replace clinical interpretation, diagnosis context, or treatment advice.

Key facts

Semantic tagDisorder
Definition statusFully defined
Definition patternEquivalent
OWL axioms1
Defining attributes6
Role groups4
Module900000000000207008
Parents3

Defining attributes

Associated morphologyEdema(morphologic abnormality)
Finding siteStructure of macula lutea of right eye(body structure)
Associated morphologyEdema(morphologic abnormality)
Finding siteStructure of macula lutea of left eye(body structure)
Due toOcclusion of central retinal vein of right eye(disorder)
Due toOcclusion of central retinal vein of left eye(disorder)

Where you may see this code

You may see this concept in clinical documentation systems, problem lists, terminology services, interoperability records, or semantic mapping workflows.

Common synonyms

Occlusion of bilateral central retinal veins and macular oedemaMacular retinal edema due to occlusion of bilateral central retinal veinsMacular retinal oedema due to occlusion of bilateral central retinal veinsOcclusion of bilateral central retinal veins and macular edemaMacular retinal oedema due to occlusion of both central retinal veinsMacular retinal edema due to occlusion of both central retinal veins

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code16711191000119109
SystemSNOMED_CT
Display nameBilateral macular retinal edema due to occlusion of central retinal veins
DescriptionMacular retinal edema due to occlusion of bilateral central retinal veins (disorder)

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceSNOMED CT
Version20260501T120000Z
Releasesnapshot

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