H44.1
Other endophthalmitis
Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.
H44.1 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for other endophthalmitis. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are H44.11 Panuveitis; H44.12 Parasitic endophthalmitis, unspecified; H44.13 Sympathetic uveitis and H44.19 Other endophthalmitis. Its coding notes include 1 Excludes1 entry and 12 Excludes2 entries.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
This code
- bleb associated endophthalmitis (H59.4-)
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
This code
- ophthalmia nodosa (H16.2-)
Also from chapter/block level (11 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 7 Diseases of the eye and adnexa
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)
Includes
Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.
Inherited from H44 Disorders of globe
- disorders affecting multiple structures of eye
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 7 Diseases of the eye and adnexa
- Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition