H44.741 — Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, right eye
Is H44.741 billable?
Yes — H44.741 is billable for FY2027. H44.741 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. H44.741 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
H44.741 at a glance
| Code | H44.741 |
|---|---|
| Description | Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, right eye |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does H44.741 group to?
H44.741 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.
- 124Other Disorders of the Eye with MCC or Thrombolytic Agentmedical
- 125Other Disorders of the Eye without MCCmedical
How is H44.741 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under H44.74, the nearest indexed parent of H44.741. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.
- Foreign body › intraocular › old, retained › posterior wall
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from H44.7
The conditions below can never be reported together with H44.741 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 — inherited from H44.7
Report an additional code alongside H44.741 to fully describe the condition. H44.741 is sequenced first.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 7
The conditions below are not part of H44.741, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H44.741 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)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from H44.7
The conditions below are not part of H44.741, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H44.741 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has H44.741 existed?
H44.741 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.