H44.61
⚠ Non-billable (Header)Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chamber
Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
⚠️ This is a category header code — not billable. Use a more specific child code below.
❌ Excludes1
inherited from H44.6Rules from parent category H44.6: Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic
- • current intraocular foreign body (S05.-)
⚠️ Excludes2
inherited from H44.6Rules from parent category H44.6: Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic
- • 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-)
📋 Code Instructions
from H44.6- • code to identify magnetic foreign body (Z18.11)
Child Codes (4)
H44.611Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chamber, right eyeH44.612Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chamber, left eyeH44.613Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chamber, bilateralH44.619Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chamber, unspecified eye
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CodeH44.61
BillableNo — Header code
ParentH44.6
CategoryDiseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
Excludes11 rule(s)
Excludes23 note(s)
Child codes4
Data Source
CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List
Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)