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H44.609

Billable

Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, unspecified eye

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

What This Code Means

A magnetic foreign object that has been lodged in an eye for an extended period, but the specific eye affected is not documented.

Coding Tips

  • •This is a default code used when laterality (which eye) cannot be determined from documentation
  • •Attempt to clarify which eye is affected to assign a more specific code when possible

Code Hierarchy

└H44Disorders of globe└H44.6Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic└H44.60Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic└H44.609Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, unspecified eye
└H44.609Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, unspecified eye

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