H44.79

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

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Coding notes

Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist

Inherited from H44.7Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic
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, magnetic (H44.6-)

Use additional

code to identify nonmagnetic foreign body (Z18.01-Z18.10, Z18.12, Z18.2-Z18.9)

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 H44.79

FY 2026 ›
I.C.7Chapter-specific guidanceChapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (H00-H59)

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