H44.7 — Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic
Is H44.7 billable?
No — H44.7 is a non-billable header code. H44.7 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 28 billable codes beneath H44.7.
Billable codes under this header
- H44.701Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, right eye
- H44.702Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, left eye
- H44.703Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, bilateral
- H44.709Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, unspecified eye
- H44.711Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in anterior chamber, right eye
- H44.712Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in anterior chamber, left eye
- H44.713Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in anterior chamber, bilateral
- H44.719Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in anterior chamber, unspecified eye
- H44.721Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in iris or ciliary body, right eye
- H44.722Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in iris or ciliary body, left eye
- H44.723Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in iris or ciliary body, bilateral
- H44.729Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in iris or ciliary body, unspecified eye
- H44.731Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in lens, right eye
- H44.732Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in lens, left eye
- H44.733Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in lens, bilateral
- H44.739Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in lens, unspecified eye
- H44.741Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, right eye
- H44.742Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, left eye
- H44.743Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, bilateral
- H44.749Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, unspecified eye
- H44.751Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body, right eye
- H44.752Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body, left eye
- H44.753Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body, bilateral
- H44.759Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body, unspecified eye
- H44.791Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, right eye
- H44.792Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, left eye
- H44.793Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, bilateral
- H44.799Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, unspecified eye
H44.7 at a glance
| Code | H44.7 |
|---|---|
| Description | Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with H44.7 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- current intraocular foreign body (S05.-)
Use additional code
Report an additional code alongside H44.7 to fully describe the condition. H44.7 is sequenced first.
Excludes2 — not included here
The conditions below are not part of H44.7, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H44.7 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 7
The conditions below are not part of H44.7, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H44.7 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 H44.7? (7)
- H44.70Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagneticnot billable
- H44.71Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in anterior chambernot billable
- H44.72Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in iris or ciliary bodynot billable
- H44.73Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in lensnot billable
- H44.74Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globenot billable
- H44.75Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous bodynot billable
- H44.79Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sitesnot billable
How long has H44.7 existed?
H44.7 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
- H44.4Hypotony of eyenot billable
- H44.5Degenerated conditions of globenot billable
- H44.6Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magneticnot billable
- H44.8Other disorders of globenot billable
- H44.9Unspecified disorder of globe