H44.011 — Panophthalmitis (acute), right eye
Is H44.011 billable?
Yes — H44.011 is billable for FY2027. H44.011 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. H44.011 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
H44.011 at a glance
| Code | H44.011 |
|---|---|
| Description | Panophthalmitis (acute), right eye |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does H44.011 group to?
H44.011 sits in MDC 02 and helps define the logic of 2 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 121Acute Major Eye Infections with CC/MCCmedical
- 122Acute Major Eye Infections without CC/MCCmedical
As a secondary diagnosis, H44.011 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.
How is H44.011 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under H44.01, the nearest indexed parent of H44.011. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.
- Panophthalmitis
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from H44.0
The conditions below can never be reported together with H44.011 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- bleb associated endophthalmitis (H59.4-)
Use additional code — inherited from H44.0
Report an additional code alongside H44.011 to fully describe the condition. H44.011 is sequenced first.
- code to identify organism
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 7
The conditions below are not part of H44.011, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H44.011 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)
How long has H44.011 existed?
H44.011 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.