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H44.6Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic

ICD-10-CM category (non-billable header) code — part of Disorders of vitreous body and globe (H43-H44)

Code Details

Billable	No — use a more specific child code
Chapter	Chapter 7: Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
Section	Disorders of vitreous body and globe (H43-H44)
Parent code	H44 — Disorders of globe

Coding Notes

Excludes1 (never code both together)

current intraocular foreign body (S05.-)

Excludes2 (not part of this condition — may code both)

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

Use Additional Code

code to identify magnetic foreign body (Z18.11)

Subcategories (7)

H44.60 Unsp retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic
H44.61 Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chamber
H44.62 Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in iris or ciliary body
H44.63 Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in lens
H44.64 Retained (old) magnetic fb in posterior wall of globe
H44.65 Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in vitreous body
H44.69 Retained (old) intraoc fb, magnet, in oth or multiple sites

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