H44.791 ICD-10-CM Code: Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, right eye

H44.791 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, right eye. A foreign object that is not magnetic has become lodged inside the right eye and has been present for some time (old/retained). The object is located in areas of the eye other than the specific sites mentioned in other codes, or in multiple locations within the eye. H44.791 sits in the ICD-10-CM chapter for diseases of the eye and adnexa (h00-h59), within the section covering disorders of vitreous body and globe (h43-h44).

H44.791 is a billable ICD-10-CM code but does not map to a payment HCC under the CMS-HCC V28, V24, ESRD, or RxHCC risk adjustment models. It can be reported on Medicare Advantage encounter data submissions but it does not contribute to a beneficiary's RAF score and therefore does not affect risk-adjusted payments to the plan.

Verify the laterality is documented as right eye; if bilateral or left eye, use different codes (H44.792 for left, H44.793 for bilateral).