H44 — Disorders of globe
Not billable
Is H44 billable?
No — H44 is a non-billable header code. H44 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 60 billable codes beneath H44.
Billable codes under this header
- H44.9Unspecified disorder of globe
- H44.19Other endophthalmitis
- H44.20Degenerative myopia, unspecified eye
- H44.21Degenerative myopia, right eye
- H44.22Degenerative myopia, left eye
- H44.23Degenerative myopia, bilateral
- H44.30Unspecified degenerative disorder of globe
- H44.40Unspecified hypotony of eye
- H44.50Unspecified degenerated conditions of globe
- H44.89Other disorders of globe
- H44.001Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, right eye
- H44.002Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, left eye
- H44.003Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, bilateral
- H44.009Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, unspecified eye
- H44.011Panophthalmitis (acute), right eye
- H44.012Panophthalmitis (acute), left eye
- H44.013Panophthalmitis (acute), bilateral
- H44.019Panophthalmitis (acute), unspecified eye
- H44.021Vitreous abscess (chronic), right eye
- H44.022Vitreous abscess (chronic), left eye
- H44.023Vitreous abscess (chronic), bilateral
- H44.029Vitreous abscess (chronic), unspecified eye
- H44.111Panuveitis, right eye
- H44.112Panuveitis, left eye
- H44.113Panuveitis, bilateral
- H44.119Panuveitis, unspecified eye
- H44.121Parasitic endophthalmitis, unspecified, right eye
- H44.122Parasitic endophthalmitis, unspecified, left eye
- H44.123Parasitic endophthalmitis, unspecified, bilateral
- H44.129Parasitic endophthalmitis, unspecified, unspecified eye
- H44.131Sympathetic uveitis, right eye
- H44.132Sympathetic uveitis, left eye
- H44.133Sympathetic uveitis, bilateral
- H44.139Sympathetic uveitis, unspecified eye
- H44.2A1Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization, right eye
- H44.2A2Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization, left eye
- H44.2A3Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization, bilateral
- H44.2A9Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization, unspecified eye
- H44.2B1Degenerative myopia with macular hole, right eye
- H44.2B2Degenerative myopia with macular hole, left eye
- H44.2B3Degenerative myopia with macular hole, bilateral
- H44.2B9Degenerative myopia with macular hole, unspecified eye
- H44.2C1Degenerative myopia with retinal detachment, right eye
- H44.2C2Degenerative myopia with retinal detachment, left eye
- H44.2C3Degenerative myopia with retinal detachment, bilateral
- H44.2C9Degenerative myopia with retinal detachment, unspecified eye
- H44.2D1Degenerative myopia with foveoschisis, right eye
- H44.2D2Degenerative myopia with foveoschisis, left eye
- H44.2D3Degenerative myopia with foveoschisis, bilateral
- H44.2D9Degenerative myopia with foveoschisis, unspecified eye
- H44.2E1Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy, right eye
- H44.2E2Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy, left eye
- H44.2E3Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy, bilateral
- H44.2E9Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy, unspecified eye
- H44.311Chalcosis, right eye
- H44.312Chalcosis, left eye
- H44.313Chalcosis, bilateral
- H44.319Chalcosis, unspecified eye
- H44.321Siderosis of eye, right eye
- H44.322Siderosis of eye, left eye
H44 at a glance
| Code | H44 |
|---|---|
| Description | Disorders of globe |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Includes
Conditions classified to H44.
- disorders affecting multiple structures of eye
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 7
The conditions below are not part of H44, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H44 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)
What codes fall under H44? (10)
- H44.0Purulent endophthalmitisnot billable
- H44.1Other endophthalmitisnot billable
- H44.2Degenerative myopianot billable
- H44.3Other and unspecified degenerative disorders of globenot billable
- H44.4Hypotony of eyenot billable
- H44.5Degenerated conditions of globenot billable
- H44.6Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magneticnot billable
- H44.7Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagneticnot billable
- H44.8Other disorders of globenot billable
- H44.9Unspecified disorder of globe
How long has H44 existed?
H44 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with H44?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with H44 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.