Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic
Non-billable header
H44.7 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.
- current intraocular foreign body (S05.-)
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- 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-)
- 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
- H44Disorders of globeHeader
More specific codes H44.7
- H44.70Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagneticHeader
- H44.71Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in anterior chamberHeader
- H44.72Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in iris or ciliary bodyHeader
- H44.73Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in lensHeader
- H44.74Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globeHeader
- H44.75Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous bodyHeader
- H44.79Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sitesHeader
Related codes
- H44.0Purulent endophthalmitisHeader
- H44.1Other endophthalmitisHeader
- H44.2Degenerative myopiaHeader
- H44.3Other and unspecified degenerative disorders of globeHeader
- H44.4Hypotony of eyeHeader
- H44.5Degenerated conditions of globeHeader
- H44.6Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magneticHeader
- H44.8Other disorders of globeHeader
- H44.9Unspecified disorder of globeBillable