H44.2
Degenerative myopia
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where H44.2 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- H44 Parent Disorders of globe
- H44.2 This code Degenerative myopia
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
Inclusion Terms
Malignant myopia
More Specific Codes
9 codes under H44.2
- H44.20 Degenerative myopia, unspecified eye Billable
- H44.21 Degenerative myopia, right eye Billable
- H44.22 Degenerative myopia, left eye Billable
- H44.23 Degenerative myopia, bilateral Billable
- H44.2A Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization Has subcodes
- H44.2B Degenerative myopia with macular hole Has subcodes
- H44.2C Degenerative myopia with retinal detachment Has subcodes
- H44.2D Degenerative myopia with foveoschisis Has subcodes
- H44.2E Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy Has subcodes
Version History
How H44.2 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentDegenerative myopia
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedDegenerative myopia
Related Codes
Other codes under H44
- H44.0 Purulent endophthalmitis
- H44.1 Other endophthalmitis
- H44.3 Other and unspecified degenerative disorders of globe
- H44.4 Hypotony of eye
- H44.5 Degenerated conditions of globe
- H44.6 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic
- H44.7 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic
- H44.8 Other disorders of globe
- H44.9 Unspecified disorder of globe Billable
Codes whose official notes reference H44.2
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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