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FY2027

H44.2A — Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization

Not billable

Is H44.2A billable?

No — H44.2A is a non-billable header code. H44.2A 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 4 billable codes beneath H44.2A.

H44.2A at a glance

CodeH44.2A
DescriptionDegenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is H44.2A listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to H44.2A. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Myopia › degenerative › with › choroidal neovascularization (axial) (congenital)

Use additional code

Report an additional code alongside H44.2A to fully describe the condition. H44.2A is sequenced first.

  • code for any associated choroid disorders (H31.-)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 7

The conditions below are not part of H44.2A, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H44.2A 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 H44.2A? (4)

How long has H44.2A existed?

H44.2A first appears in FY2018 (FY2017 is not available, so it may have appeared then).

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.

Which conditions are coded to H44.2A?

What other codes are in the H44.2 family? (8)