H44.79
Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites
H44.79 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites. 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 H44.791 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, right eye; H44.792 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, left eye; H44.793 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, bilateral and H44.799 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, 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 H44.79 4
- H44.791Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, right eyeBillable
- H44.792Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, left eyeBillable
- H44.793Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, bilateralBillable
- H44.799Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, unspecified eyeBillable