H44.60
Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic
H44.60 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic. 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 H44.601 Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, right eye; H44.602 Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, left eye; H44.603 Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, bilateral and H44.609 Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, unspecified eye. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction, 1 Excludes1 entry and 14 Excludes2 entries.
Use additional code
Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (11 notes)
- 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.
- disorders affecting multiple structures of eye
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
- Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
Alphabetic Index terms
Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 1 entry
More specific codes under H44.60 4
- H44.601Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, right eyeBillable
- H44.602Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, left eyeBillable
- H44.603Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, bilateralBillable
- H44.609Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, unspecified eyeBillable