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Category · FY2027

H44 Disorders of globe

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H44 is not billable. The category heads 158 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 10 subdivisions.

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Where it sits

  1. Chapter 7 Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
  2. H43-H44 Disorders of vitreous body and globe (H43-H44)
  3. H44 Disorders of globe
Billable codes
158
Subdivisions
10
CC / MCC codes
25 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
70

Codes in H44

  1. H44.0
    Purulent endophthalmitis
    Header
    Excludes1 1, Use additional code 1

    Excludes1

    • bleb associated endophthalmitis (H59.4-) H59.4

    Use additional code

    • code to identify organism
  2. H44.00
    Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis
    Header
  3. H44.001
    Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, right eye
    BillableCC
  4. H44.002
    Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, left eye
    BillableCC
  5. H44.003
    Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, bilateral
    BillableCC
  6. H44.009
    Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, unspecified eye
    BillableCC
  7. H44.01
    Panophthalmitis (acute)
    Header
  8. H44.011
    Panophthalmitis (acute), right eye
    BillableCC
  9. H44.012
    Panophthalmitis (acute), left eye
    BillableCC
  10. H44.013
    Panophthalmitis (acute), bilateral
    BillableCC
  11. H44.019
    Panophthalmitis (acute), unspecified eye
    BillableCC
  12. H44.02
    Vitreous abscess (chronic)
    Header
  13. H44.021
    Vitreous abscess (chronic), right eye
    BillableCC
  14. H44.022
    Vitreous abscess (chronic), left eye
    BillableCC
  15. H44.023
    Vitreous abscess (chronic), bilateral
    BillableCC
  16. H44.029
    Vitreous abscess (chronic), unspecified eye
    BillableCC
  17. H44.1
    Other endophthalmitis
    Header
    Excludes1 1, Excludes2 1

    Excludes1

    • bleb associated endophthalmitis (H59.4-) H59.4

    Excludes2

    • ophthalmia nodosa (H16.2-) H16.2
  18. H44.11
    Panuveitis
    Header
  19. H44.111
    Panuveitis, right eye
    BillableCC
  20. H44.112
    Panuveitis, left eye
    BillableCC
  21. H44.113
    Panuveitis, bilateral
    BillableCC
  22. H44.119
    Panuveitis, unspecified eye
    BillableCC
  23. H44.12
    Parasitic endophthalmitis, unspecified
    Header
  24. H44.121
    Parasitic endophthalmitis, unspecified, right eye
    BillableCC
  25. H44.122
    Parasitic endophthalmitis, unspecified, left eye
    BillableCC
  26. H44.123
    Parasitic endophthalmitis, unspecified, bilateral
    BillableCC
  27. H44.129
    Parasitic endophthalmitis, unspecified, unspecified eye
    BillableCC
  28. H44.13
    Sympathetic uveitis
    Header
  29. H44.131
    Sympathetic uveitis, right eye
    BillableCC
  30. H44.132
    Sympathetic uveitis, left eye
    BillableCC
  31. H44.133
    Sympathetic uveitis, bilateral
    BillableCC
  32. H44.139
    Sympathetic uveitis, unspecified eye
    BillableCC
  33. H44.19
    Other endophthalmitis
    BillableCC
  34. H44.2
    Degenerative myopia
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Malignant myopia
  35. H44.20
    Degenerative myopia, unspecified eye
    Billable
  36. H44.21
    Degenerative myopia, right eye
    Billable
  37. H44.22
    Degenerative myopia, left eye
    Billable
  38. H44.23
    Degenerative myopia, bilateral
    Billable
  39. H44.2A
    Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization
    Header
    Use additional code 1

    Use additional code

    • code for any associated choroid disorders (H31.-) H31
  40. H44.2A1
    Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization, right eye
    Billable
  41. H44.2A2
    Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization, left eye
    Billable
  42. H44.2A3
    Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization, bilateral
    Billable
  43. H44.2A9
    Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization, unspecified eye
    Billable
  44. H44.2B
    Degenerative myopia with macular hole
    Header
  45. H44.2B1
    Degenerative myopia with macular hole, right eye
    Billable
  46. H44.2B2
    Degenerative myopia with macular hole, left eye
    Billable
  47. H44.2B3
    Degenerative myopia with macular hole, bilateral
    Billable
  48. H44.2B9
    Degenerative myopia with macular hole, unspecified eye
    Billable
  49. H44.2C
    Degenerative myopia with retinal detachment
    Header
    Use additional code 1

    Use additional code

    • code to identify the retinal detachment (H33.-) H33
  50. H44.2C1
    Degenerative myopia with retinal detachment, right eye
    Billable
  51. H44.2C2
    Degenerative myopia with retinal detachment, left eye
    Billable
  52. H44.2C3
    Degenerative myopia with retinal detachment, bilateral
    Billable
  53. H44.2C9
    Degenerative myopia with retinal detachment, unspecified eye
    Billable
  54. H44.2D
    Degenerative myopia with foveoschisis
    Header
  55. H44.2D1
    Degenerative myopia with foveoschisis, right eye
    Billable
  56. H44.2D2
    Degenerative myopia with foveoschisis, left eye
    Billable
  57. H44.2D3
    Degenerative myopia with foveoschisis, bilateral
    Billable
  58. H44.2D9
    Degenerative myopia with foveoschisis, unspecified eye
    Billable
  59. H44.2E
    Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy
    Header
  60. H44.2E1
    Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy, right eye
    Billable
  61. H44.2E2
    Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy, left eye
    Billable
  62. H44.2E3
    Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy, bilateral
    Billable
  63. H44.2E9
    Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy, unspecified eye
    Billable
  64. H44.3
    Other and unspecified degenerative disorders of globe
    Header
  65. H44.30
    Unspecified degenerative disorder of globe
    Billable
  66. H44.31
    Chalcosis
    Header
  67. H44.311
    Chalcosis, right eye
    Billable
  68. H44.312
    Chalcosis, left eye
    Billable
  69. H44.313
    Chalcosis, bilateral
    Billable
  70. H44.319
    Chalcosis, unspecified eye
    Billable
  71. H44.32
    Siderosis of eye
    Header
  72. H44.321
    Siderosis of eye, right eye
    Billable
  73. H44.322
    Siderosis of eye, left eye
    Billable
  74. H44.323
    Siderosis of eye, bilateral
    Billable
  75. H44.329
    Siderosis of eye, unspecified eye
    Billable
  76. H44.39
    Other degenerative disorders of globe
    Header
  77. H44.391
    Other degenerative disorders of globe, right eye
    Billable
  78. H44.392
    Other degenerative disorders of globe, left eye
    Billable
  79. H44.393
    Other degenerative disorders of globe, bilateral
    Billable
  80. H44.399
    Other degenerative disorders of globe, unspecified eye
    Billable
  81. H44.4
    Hypotony of eye
    Header
  82. H44.40
    Unspecified hypotony of eye
    Billable
  83. H44.41
    Flat anterior chamber hypotony of eye
    Header
  84. H44.411
    Flat anterior chamber hypotony of right eye
    Billable
  85. H44.412
    Flat anterior chamber hypotony of left eye
    Billable
  86. H44.413
    Flat anterior chamber hypotony of eye, bilateral
    Billable
  87. H44.419
    Flat anterior chamber hypotony of unspecified eye
    Billable
  88. H44.42
    Hypotony of eye due to ocular fistula
    Header
  89. H44.421
    Hypotony of right eye due to ocular fistula
    Billable
  90. H44.422
    Hypotony of left eye due to ocular fistula
    Billable
  91. H44.423
    Hypotony of eye due to ocular fistula, bilateral
    Billable
  92. H44.429
    Hypotony of unspecified eye due to ocular fistula
    Billable
  93. H44.43
    Hypotony of eye due to other ocular disorders
    Header
  94. H44.431
    Hypotony of eye due to other ocular disorders, right eye
    Billable
  95. H44.432
    Hypotony of eye due to other ocular disorders, left eye
    Billable
  96. H44.433
    Hypotony of eye due to other ocular disorders, bilateral
    Billable
  97. H44.439
    Hypotony of eye due to other ocular disorders, unspecified eye
    Billable
  98. H44.44
    Primary hypotony of eye
    Header
  99. H44.441
    Primary hypotony of right eye
    Billable
  100. H44.442
    Primary hypotony of left eye
    Billable
  101. H44.443
    Primary hypotony of eye, bilateral
    Billable
  102. H44.449
    Primary hypotony of unspecified eye
    Billable
  103. H44.5
    Degenerated conditions of globe
    Header
  104. H44.50
    Unspecified degenerated conditions of globe
    Billable
  105. H44.51
    Absolute glaucoma
    Header
  106. H44.511
    Absolute glaucoma, right eye
    Billable
  107. H44.512
    Absolute glaucoma, left eye
    Billable
  108. H44.513
    Absolute glaucoma, bilateral
    Billable
  109. H44.519
    Absolute glaucoma, unspecified eye
    Billable
  110. H44.52
    Atrophy of globe
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Phthisis bulbi
  111. H44.521
    Atrophy of globe, right eye
    Billable
  112. H44.522
    Atrophy of globe, left eye
    Billable
  113. H44.523
    Atrophy of globe, bilateral
    Billable
  114. H44.529
    Atrophy of globe, unspecified eye
    Billable
  115. H44.53
    Leucocoria
    Header
  116. H44.531
    Leucocoria, right eye
    Billable
  117. H44.532
    Leucocoria, left eye
    Billable
  118. H44.533
    Leucocoria, bilateral
    Billable
  119. H44.539
    Leucocoria, unspecified eye
    Billable
  120. H44.6
    Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic
    Header
    Excludes1 1, Excludes2 3, Use additional code 1

    Excludes1

    • current intraocular foreign body (S05.-) S05

    Excludes2

    • retained foreign body in eyelid (H02.81-) H02.81
    • retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit (H05.5-) H05.5
    • retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic (H44.7-) H44.7

    Use additional code

    • code to identify magnetic foreign body (Z18.11) Z18.11
  121. H44.60
    Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic
    Header
  122. H44.601
    Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, right eye
    Billable
  123. H44.602
    Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, left eye
    Billable
  124. H44.603
    Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, bilateral
    Billable
  125. H44.609
    Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, unspecified eye
    Billable
  126. H44.61
    Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chamber
    Header
  127. H44.611
    Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chamber, right eye
    Billable
  128. H44.612
    Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chamber, left eye
    Billable
  129. H44.613
    Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chamber, bilateral
    Billable
  130. H44.619
    Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chamber, unspecified eye
    Billable
  131. H44.62
    Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in iris or ciliary body
    Header
  132. H44.621
    Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in iris or ciliary body, right eye
    Billable
  133. H44.622
    Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in iris or ciliary body, left eye
    Billable
  134. H44.623
    Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in iris or ciliary body, bilateral
    Billable
  135. H44.629
    Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in iris or ciliary body, unspecified eye
    Billable
  136. H44.63
    Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in lens
    Header
  137. H44.631
    Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in lens, right eye
    Billable
  138. H44.632
    Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in lens, left eye
    Billable
  139. H44.633
    Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in lens, bilateral
    Billable
  140. H44.639
    Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in lens, unspecified eye
    Billable
  141. H44.64
    Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in posterior wall of globe
    Header
  142. H44.641
    Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in posterior wall of globe, right eye
    Billable
  143. H44.642
    Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in posterior wall of globe, left eye
    Billable
  144. H44.643
    Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in posterior wall of globe, bilateral
    Billable
  145. H44.649
    Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in posterior wall of globe, unspecified eye
    Billable
  146. H44.65
    Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in vitreous body
    Header
  147. H44.651
    Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in vitreous body, right eye
    Billable
  148. H44.652
    Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in vitreous body, left eye
    Billable
  149. H44.653
    Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in vitreous body, bilateral
    Billable
  150. H44.659
    Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in vitreous body, unspecified eye
    Billable
  151. H44.69
    Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites
    Header
  152. H44.691
    Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites, right eye
    Billable
  153. H44.692
    Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites, left eye
    Billable
  154. H44.693
    Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites, bilateral
    Billable
  155. H44.699
    Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites, unspecified eye
    Billable
  156. H44.7
    Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic
    Header
    Excludes1 1, Excludes2 3, Use additional code 1

    Excludes1

    • current intraocular foreign body (S05.-) S05

    Excludes2

    • retained foreign body in eyelid (H02.81-) H02.81
    • retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit (H05.5-) H05.5
    • retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic (H44.6-) H44.6

    Use additional code

  157. H44.70
    Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic
    Header
  158. H44.701
    Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, right eye
    Billable
  159. H44.702
    Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, left eye
    Billable
  160. H44.703
    Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, bilateral
    Billable
  161. H44.709
    Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, unspecified eye
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Retained (old) intraocular foreign body NOS
  162. H44.71
    Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in anterior chamber
    Header
  163. H44.711
    Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in anterior chamber, right eye
    Billable
  164. H44.712
    Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in anterior chamber, left eye
    Billable
  165. H44.713
    Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in anterior chamber, bilateral
    Billable
  166. H44.719
    Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in anterior chamber, unspecified eye
    Billable
  167. H44.72
    Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in iris or ciliary body
    Header
  168. H44.721
    Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in iris or ciliary body, right eye
    Billable
  169. H44.722
    Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in iris or ciliary body, left eye
    Billable
  170. H44.723
    Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in iris or ciliary body, bilateral
    Billable
  171. H44.729
    Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in iris or ciliary body, unspecified eye
    Billable
  172. H44.73
    Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in lens
    Header
  173. H44.731
    Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in lens, right eye
    Billable
  174. H44.732
    Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in lens, left eye
    Billable
  175. H44.733
    Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in lens, bilateral
    Billable
  176. H44.739
    Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in lens, unspecified eye
    Billable
  177. H44.74
    Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe
    Header
  178. H44.741
    Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, right eye
    Billable
  179. H44.742
    Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, left eye
    Billable
  180. H44.743
    Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, bilateral
    Billable
  181. H44.749
    Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, unspecified eye
    Billable
  182. H44.75
    Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body
    Header
  183. H44.751
    Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body, right eye
    Billable
  184. H44.752
    Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body, left eye
    Billable
  185. H44.753
    Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body, bilateral
    Billable
  186. H44.759
    Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body, unspecified eye
    Billable
  187. H44.79
    Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites
    Header
  188. H44.791
    Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, right eye
    Billable
  189. H44.792
    Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, left eye
    Billable
  190. H44.793
    Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, bilateral
    Billable
  191. H44.799
    Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, unspecified eye
    Billable
  192. H44.8
    Other disorders of globe
    Header
  193. H44.81
    Hemophthalmos
    Header
  194. H44.811
    Hemophthalmos, right eye
    Billable
  195. H44.812
    Hemophthalmos, left eye
    Billable
  196. H44.813
    Hemophthalmos, bilateral
    Billable
  197. H44.819
    Hemophthalmos, unspecified eye
    Billable
  198. H44.82
    Luxation of globe
    Header
  199. H44.821
    Luxation of globe, right eye
    Billable
  200. H44.822
    Luxation of globe, left eye
    Billable
  201. H44.823
    Luxation of globe, bilateral
    Billable
  202. H44.829
    Luxation of globe, unspecified eye
    Billable
  203. H44.89
    Other disorders of globe
    Billable
  204. H44.9
    Unspecified disorder of globe
    Billable

CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At H44

Includes

  • disorders affecting multiple structures of eye

Notes that also apply

Chapter 7 instructions (Notes 1, Excludes2 11): printed on the chapter 7 page.

Index entries

  • Endophthalmitis (acute) (infective) (metastatic) (subacute) → H44.009
  • Panophthalmitis → H44.01-
  • Panuveitis (sympathetic) → H44.11-
  • Terry's syndrome → H44.2-
  • Hemophthalmos → H44.81-
  • Pseudoglioma → H44.89
  • Endophthalmitis (acute) (infective) (metastatic) (subacute)purulent → H44.00-
  • Endophthalmitis (acute) (infective) (metastatic) (subacute)parasitic → H44.12-
  • Uveitis (anterior)sympathetic → H44.13-
  • Endophthalmitis (acute) (infective) (metastatic) (subacute)specified NEC → H44.19
  • Chorioretinitisprogressive myopia (degeneration) → H44.2-
  • Fuchs'black spot (myopic) → H44.2-
  • Myopia (axial) (congenital)malignant → H44.2-
  • Myopia (axial) (congenital)pernicious → H44.2-
  • Myopia (axial) (congenital)progressive high (degenerative) → H44.2-
  • Spots, spotting (in) (of)Fuchs' black (myopic) → H44.2-
  • SyndromeTerry's → H44.2-
  • Myopia (axial) (congenital)degenerative (malignant) → H44.20
  • Glaucomaabsolute → H44.51-
  • Atrophy, atrophic (of)globe → H44.52-
  • Luxationglobe, nontraumatic → H44.82-
  • Adhesions, adhesive (postinfective)globe → H44.89
  • Disease, diseasedeyeball → H44.9
  • Disease, diseasedglobe → H44.9
  • Disorder (of)globe → H44.9
  • Endophthalmitis (acute) (infective) (metastatic) (subacute)purulentvitreous abscess → H44.02-
  • Change(s) (in) (of)retinamyopic → H44.2-
  • Myopia (axial) (congenital)degenerative (malignant)right eye → H44.21
  • Myopia (axial) (congenital)degenerative (malignant)left eye → H44.22
  • Myopia (axial) (congenital)degenerative (malignant)bilateral → H44.23
  • Disorder (of)globedegenerative → H44.30
  • Disorder (of)globehypotony → H44.40
  • Disorder (of)globedegenerated condition → H44.50
  • Foreign bodyintraocularold, retained (nonmagnetic) → H44.70-
  • Deformityglobe (eye) (congenital)acquired → H44.89
  • Disease, diseasedeyeballspecified NEC → H44.89
  • Disease, diseasedglobespecified NEC → H44.89
  • Disorder (of)globespecified type NEC → H44.89
  • Rupture, rupturedglobe (eye) (traumatic)nontraumatic → H44.89
  • Disorder (of)globedegenerativemyopia → H44.2-

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