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H44.23

Billable

Degenerative myopia, bilateral

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 both eyeballs to elongate and the retinas to degenerate over time.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code only when degenerative myopia is explicitly documented as bilateral in both eyes
  • •Do not use this code if coding separately for right and left eye; choose either bilateral or individual eye codes

Code Hierarchy

└H44Disorders of globe└H44.2Degenerative myopia└H44.23Degenerative myopia, bilateral
└H44.23Degenerative myopia, bilateral

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