H44.7
Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where H44.7 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- H44 Parent Disorders of globe
- H44.7 This code Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic
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.
Excludes1
current intraocular foreign body ( S05 .-)
Excludes2
retained foreign body in eyelid ( H02.81- )
Excludes2
retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit ( H05.5- )
Excludes2
retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic ( H44.6- )
Use Additional Code
code to identify nonmagnetic foreign body (Z18.01-Z18.10, Z18.12 , Z18.2-Z18.9)
More Specific Codes
7 codes under H44.7
- H44.70 Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic Has subcodes
- H44.71 Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in anterior chamber Has subcodes
- H44.72 Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in iris or ciliary body Has subcodes
- H44.73 Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in lens Has subcodes
- H44.74 Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe Has subcodes
- H44.75 Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body Has subcodes
- H44.79 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites Has subcodes
Version History
How H44.7 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentRetained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedRetained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic
Related Codes
Other codes under H44
- H44.0 Purulent endophthalmitis
- H44.1 Other endophthalmitis
- H44.2 Degenerative myopia
- 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
- H44.8 Other disorders of globe
- H44.9 Unspecified disorder of globe Billable
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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