H44.4 — Hypotony of eye
Not billable
Is H44.4 billable?
No — H44.4 is a non-billable header code. H44.4 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 17 billable codes beneath H44.4.
Billable codes under this header
- H44.40Unspecified hypotony of eye
- H44.411Flat anterior chamber hypotony of right eye
- H44.412Flat anterior chamber hypotony of left eye
- H44.413Flat anterior chamber hypotony of eye, bilateral
- H44.419Flat anterior chamber hypotony of unspecified eye
- H44.421Hypotony of right eye due to ocular fistula
- H44.422Hypotony of left eye due to ocular fistula
- H44.423Hypotony of eye due to ocular fistula, bilateral
- H44.429Hypotony of unspecified eye due to ocular fistula
- H44.431Hypotony of eye due to other ocular disorders, right eye
- H44.432Hypotony of eye due to other ocular disorders, left eye
- H44.433Hypotony of eye due to other ocular disorders, bilateral
- H44.439Hypotony of eye due to other ocular disorders, unspecified eye
- H44.441Primary hypotony of right eye
- H44.442Primary hypotony of left eye
- H44.443Primary hypotony of eye, bilateral
- H44.449Primary hypotony of unspecified eye
H44.4 at a glance
| Code | H44.4 |
|---|---|
| Description | Hypotony of eye |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 7
The conditions below are not part of H44.4, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H44.4 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 H44.4? (5)
How long has H44.4 existed?
H44.4 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.
What other codes are in the H44 family? (9)
- H44.0Purulent endophthalmitisnot billable
- H44.1Other endophthalmitisnot billable
- H44.2Degenerative myopianot billable
- H44.3Other and unspecified degenerative disorders of globenot 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