H44.693

Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites, bilateral

Billable code

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

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

Excludes 1

current intraocular foreign body (S05.-)

Excludes 2

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 to identify magnetic foreign body (Z18.11)

Inherited from H44Disorders of globe

Includes

disorders affecting multiple structures of eye

Inherited from chapter 7Diseases of the eye and adnexa

Excludes 2

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)

Note

Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition

Official Guidelines for H44.693

FY 2026 ›

I.C.7Chapter-specific guidanceChapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (H00-H59)

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