ICD-10-CM H44: Disorders of globe

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code (2025)

Official Description for H44

Disorders of globe

Coding Notes & Guidelines for H44

Includes Notes

disorders affecting multiple structures of eye

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

bleb associated endophthalmitis (H59.4-)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

bleb associated endophthalmitis (H59.4-)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

current intraocular foreign body (S05.-)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

current intraocular foreign body (S05.-)

Excludes2: Not Included Here

ophthalmia nodosa (H16.2-)

Excludes2: Not Included Here
  • 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-)
Excludes2: Not Included Here
  • 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

code to identify organism

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code for any associated choroid disorders (H31.-)

Use Additional Code

code to identify the retinal detachment (H33.-)

Use Additional Code

code to identify magnetic foreign body (Z18.11)

Use Additional Code

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

Inclusion Terms

Malignant myopia

Inclusion Terms

Phthisis bulbi

Inclusion Terms

Retained (old) intraocular foreign body NOS

Child Codes (More Specific Codes for H44):

H44.0 - Purulent endophthalmitis H44.00 - Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis H44.001 - Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, right eye H44.002 - Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, left eye H44.003 - Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, bilateral H44.009 - Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, unspecified eye H44.01 - Panophthalmitis (acute) H44.011 - Panophthalmitis (acute), right eye H44.012 - Panophthalmitis (acute), left eye H44.013 - Panophthalmitis (acute), bilateral H44.019 - Panophthalmitis (acute), unspecified eye H44.02 - Vitreous abscess (chronic) H44.021 - Vitreous abscess (chronic), right eye H44.022 - Vitreous abscess (chronic), left eye H44.023 - Vitreous abscess (chronic), bilateral H44.029 - Vitreous abscess (chronic), unspecified eye H44.1 - Other endophthalmitis H44.11 - Panuveitis H44.111 - Panuveitis, right eye H44.112 - Panuveitis, left eye H44.113 - Panuveitis, bilateral H44.119 - Panuveitis, unspecified eye H44.12 - Parasitic endophthalmitis, unspecified H44.121 - Parasitic endophthalmitis, unspecified, right eye H44.122 - Parasitic endophthalmitis, unspecified, left eye H44.123 - Parasitic endophthalmitis, unspecified, bilateral H44.129 - Parasitic endophthalmitis, unspecified, unspecified eye H44.13 - Sympathetic uveitis H44.131 - Sympathetic uveitis, right eye H44.132 - Sympathetic uveitis, left eye H44.133 - Sympathetic uveitis, bilateral H44.139 - Sympathetic uveitis, unspecified eye H44.19 - Other endophthalmitis H44.2 - Degenerative myopia H44.20 - Degenerative myopia, unspecified eye H44.21 - Degenerative myopia, right eye H44.22 - Degenerative myopia, left eye H44.23 - Degenerative myopia, bilateral H44.2A - Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization H44.2A1 - Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization, right eye H44.2A2 - Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization, left eye H44.2A3 - Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization, bilateral H44.2A9 - Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization, unspecified eye H44.2B - Degenerative myopia with macular hole H44.2B1 - Degenerative myopia with macular hole, right eye H44.2B2 - Degenerative myopia with macular hole, left eye H44.2B3 - Degenerative myopia with macular hole, bilateral H44.2B9 - Degenerative myopia with macular hole, unspecified eye H44.2C - Degenerative myopia with retinal detachment H44.2C1 - Degenerative myopia with retinal detachment, right eye H44.2C2 - Degenerative myopia with retinal detachment, left eye H44.2C3 - Degenerative myopia with retinal detachment, bilateral H44.2C9 - Degenerative myopia with retinal detachment, unspecified eye H44.2D - Degenerative myopia with foveoschisis H44.2D1 - Degenerative myopia with foveoschisis, right eye H44.2D2 - Degenerative myopia with foveoschisis, left eye H44.2D3 - Degenerative myopia with foveoschisis, bilateral H44.2D9 - Degenerative myopia with foveoschisis, unspecified eye H44.2E - Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy H44.2E1 - Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy, right eye H44.2E2 - Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy, left eye H44.2E3 - Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy, bilateral H44.2E9 - Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy, unspecified eye H44.3 - Other and unspecified degenerative disorders of globe H44.30 - Unspecified degenerative disorder of globe H44.31 - Chalcosis H44.311 - Chalcosis, right eye H44.312 - Chalcosis, left eye H44.313 - Chalcosis, bilateral H44.319 - Chalcosis, unspecified eye H44.32 - Siderosis of eye H44.321 - Siderosis of eye, right eye H44.322 - Siderosis of eye, left eye H44.323 - Siderosis of eye, bilateral H44.329 - Siderosis of eye, unspecified eye H44.39 - Other degenerative disorders of globe H44.391 - Other degenerative disorders of globe, right eye H44.392 - Other degenerative disorders of globe, left eye H44.393 - Other degenerative disorders of globe, bilateral H44.399 - Other degenerative disorders of globe, unspecified eye H44.4 - Hypotony of eye H44.40 - Unspecified hypotony of eye H44.41 - Flat anterior chamber hypotony of eye H44.411 - Flat anterior chamber hypotony of right eye H44.412 - Flat anterior chamber hypotony of left eye H44.413 - Flat anterior chamber hypotony of eye, bilateral H44.419 - Flat anterior chamber hypotony of unspecified eye H44.42 - Hypotony of eye due to ocular fistula H44.421 - Hypotony of right eye due to ocular fistula H44.422 - Hypotony of left eye due to ocular fistula H44.423 - Hypotony of eye due to ocular fistula, bilateral H44.429 - Hypotony of unspecified eye due to ocular fistula H44.43 - Hypotony of eye due to other ocular disorders H44.431 - Hypotony of eye due to other ocular disorders, right eye H44.432 - Hypotony of eye due to other ocular disorders, left eye H44.433 - Hypotony of eye due to other ocular disorders, bilateral H44.439 - Hypotony of eye due to other ocular disorders, unspecified eye H44.44 - Primary hypotony of eye H44.441 - Primary hypotony of right eye H44.442 - Primary hypotony of left eye H44.443 - Primary hypotony of eye, bilateral H44.449 - Primary hypotony of unspecified eye H44.5 - Degenerated conditions of globe H44.50 - Unspecified degenerated conditions of globe H44.51 - Absolute glaucoma H44.511 - Absolute glaucoma, right eye H44.512 - Absolute glaucoma, left eye H44.513 - Absolute glaucoma, bilateral H44.519 - Absolute glaucoma, unspecified eye H44.52 - Atrophy of globe H44.521 - Atrophy of globe, right eye H44.522 - Atrophy of globe, left eye H44.523 - Atrophy of globe, bilateral H44.529 - Atrophy of globe, unspecified eye H44.53 - Leucocoria H44.531 - Leucocoria, right eye H44.532 - Leucocoria, left eye H44.533 - Leucocoria, bilateral H44.539 - Leucocoria, unspecified eye H44.6 - Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic H44.60 - Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic H44.601 - Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, right eye H44.602 - Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, left eye H44.603 - Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, bilateral H44.609 - Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, unspecified eye H44.61 - Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chamber H44.611 - Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chamber, right eye H44.612 - Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chamber, left eye H44.613 - Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chamber, bilateral H44.619 - Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chamber, unspecified eye H44.62 - Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in iris or ciliary body H44.621 - Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in iris or ciliary body, right eye H44.622 - Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in iris or ciliary body, left eye H44.623 - Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in iris or ciliary body, bilateral H44.629 - Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in iris or ciliary body, unspecified eye H44.63 - Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in lens H44.631 - Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in lens, right eye H44.632 - Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in lens, left eye H44.633 - Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in lens, bilateral H44.639 - Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in lens, unspecified eye H44.64 - Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in posterior wall of globe H44.641 - Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in posterior wall of globe, right eye H44.642 - Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in posterior wall of globe, left eye H44.643 - Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in posterior wall of globe, bilateral H44.649 - Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in posterior wall of globe, unspecified eye H44.65 - Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in vitreous body H44.651 - Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in vitreous body, right eye H44.652 - Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in vitreous body, left eye H44.653 - Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in vitreous body, bilateral H44.659 - Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in vitreous body, unspecified eye H44.69 - Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites H44.691 - Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites, right eye H44.692 - Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites, left eye H44.693 - Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites, bilateral H44.699 - Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites, unspecified eye H44.7 - Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic H44.70 - Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic H44.701 - Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, right eye H44.702 - Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, left eye H44.703 - Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, bilateral H44.709 - Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, unspecified eye H44.71 - Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in anterior chamber H44.711 - Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in anterior chamber, right eye H44.712 - Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in anterior chamber, left eye H44.713 - Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in anterior chamber, bilateral H44.719 - Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in anterior chamber, unspecified eye H44.72 - Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in iris or ciliary body H44.721 - Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in iris or ciliary body, right eye H44.722 - Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in iris or ciliary body, left eye H44.723 - Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in iris or ciliary body, bilateral H44.729 - Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in iris or ciliary body, unspecified eye H44.73 - Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in lens H44.731 - Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in lens, right eye H44.732 - Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in lens, left eye H44.733 - Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in lens, bilateral H44.739 - Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in lens, unspecified eye H44.74 - Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe H44.741 - Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, right eye H44.742 - Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, left eye H44.743 - Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, bilateral H44.749 - Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, unspecified eye H44.75 - Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body H44.751 - Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body, right eye H44.752 - Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body, left eye H44.753 - Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body, bilateral H44.759 - Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body, unspecified eye H44.79 - Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites H44.791 - Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, right eye H44.792 - Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, left eye H44.793 - Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, bilateral H44.799 - Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, unspecified eye H44.8 - Other disorders of globe H44.81 - Hemophthalmos H44.811 - Hemophthalmos, right eye H44.812 - Hemophthalmos, left eye H44.813 - Hemophthalmos, bilateral H44.819 - Hemophthalmos, unspecified eye H44.82 - Luxation of globe H44.821 - Luxation of globe, right eye H44.822 - Luxation of globe, left eye H44.823 - Luxation of globe, bilateral H44.829 - Luxation of globe, unspecified eye H44.89 - Other disorders of globe H44.9 - Unspecified disorder of globe

About ICD-10-CM Code H44 (Disorders of globe)

ICD-10-CM code H44 is a billable or specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM H44 became effective on October 1, 2024.

This page provides detailed information about H44 - Disorders of globe. It includes common terminology, coding guidelines such as "Includes," "Excludes1," and "Excludes2" notes, and information on required 7th characters. Utilizing this information correctly is essential for accurate medical coding and claims submission for conditions like Disorders of globe.