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H44.751

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Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body, right eye

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

What This Code Means

An old, non-magnetic foreign object embedded in the gel-like substance inside the right eye that has remained there over time.

Coding Tips

  • •Distinguish between vitreous body location and other intraocular locations
  • •Document right eye laterality clearly to differentiate from bilateral or left eye codes

Code Hierarchy

└H44Disorders of globe└H44.7Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic└H44.75Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body└H44.751Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body, right eye
└H44.751Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body, right eye

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