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H44.139

Billable

Sympathetic uveitis, unspecified eye

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Inflammation of an eye occurring as a reaction to disease in the other eye, but the specific affected eye is not documented.

Coding Tips

  • •Attempt to determine laterality from clinical documentation to use more specific codes (H44.131, H44.132, or H44.133)
  • •Query the provider for clarification on which eye is affected

Code Hierarchy

└H44Disorders of globe└H44.1Other endophthalmitis└H44.13Sympathetic uveitis└H44.139Sympathetic uveitis, unspecified eye
└H44.139Sympathetic uveitis, unspecified eye

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