H44
Disorders of globe
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- H44.0Purulent endophthalmitisMore levels
- H44.1Other endophthalmitisMore levels
- H44.2Degenerative myopiaMore levels
- H44.3Other and unspecified degenerative disorders of globeMore levels
- H44.4Hypotony of eyeMore levels
- H44.5Degenerated conditions of globeMore levels
- H44.6Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magneticMore levels
- H44.7Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagneticMore levels
- H44.8Other disorders of globeMore levels
- H44.9Unspecified disorder of globeBillable
This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.
Coding notes
Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist
disorders affecting multiple structures of eye
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)
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