Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites
Non-billable header
H44.69 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from H44)
- disorders affecting multiple structures of eye
- Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- retained foreign body in eyelid (H02.81-) (from H44.6)
- retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit (H05.5-) (from H44.6)
- retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic (H44.7-) (from H44.6)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from H44)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from H44)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from H44)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from H44)
- diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-) (from H44)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from H44)
- injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-) (from H44)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from H44)
- neoplasms (C00-D49) (from H44)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from H44)
- syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71) (from H44)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
Parent code
- H44.6Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magneticHeader
More specific codes H44.69
- H44.691Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites, right eyeBillable
- H44.692Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites, left eyeBillable
- H44.693Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites, bilateralBillable
- H44.699Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites, unspecified eyeBillable
Related codes
- H44.60Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magneticHeader
- H44.61Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chamberHeader
- H44.62Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in iris or ciliary bodyHeader
- H44.63Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in lensHeader
- H44.64Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in posterior wall of globeHeader
- H44.65Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in vitreous bodyHeader