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H44.743

Billable

Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, bilateral

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

What This Code Means

Nonmagnetic foreign objects that have been retained in the posterior wall of both eyeballs for an extended period.

Coding Tips

  • •Bilateral posterior wall involvement is rare; confirm bilateral status is explicitly stated in documentation
  • •Assess whether the objects were retained from the same incident or separate events for complete clinical documentation

Code Hierarchy

└H44Disorders of globe└H44.7Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic└H44.74Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe└H44.743Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, bilateral
└H44.743Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, bilateral

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