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H44.20

Billable

Degenerative myopia, unspecified eye

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

What This Code Means

A progressive eye condition where severe nearsightedness causes the eyeball to elongate and the retina to degenerate over time, affecting vision in an unspecified eye.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code only when the eye is not specified; if laterality is documented, use H44.21, H44.22, or H44.23 instead
  • •This code indicates the basic degenerative myopia without additional complications like choroidal neovascularization or macular hole

Code Hierarchy

└H44Disorders of globe└H44.2Degenerative myopia└H44.20Degenerative myopia, unspecified eye
└H44.20Degenerative myopia, unspecified eye

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