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H44.6

⚠ Non-billable (Header)

Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic

Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)

⚠️ This is a category header code — not billable. Use a more specific child code below.

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📋 Code Instructions

  • • code to identify magnetic foreign body (Z18.11)

❌ Excludes1

direct

Cannot be coded with H44.6

  • • current intraocular foreign body (S05.-)

⚠️ Excludes2

direct

May be coded together if both conditions coexist

  • • retained foreign body in eyelid (H02.81-)
  • • retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit (H05.5-)
  • • retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic (H44.7-)

Child Codes (7)

H44.60Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magneticH44.61Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chamberH44.62Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in iris or ciliary bodyH44.63Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in lensH44.64Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in posterior wall of globeH44.65Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in vitreous bodyH44.69Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites

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Code Information

CodeH44.6
BillableNo — Header code
ParentH44
CategoryDiseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
Excludes11 rule(s)
Excludes23 note(s)
Child codes7

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CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List

Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)