H44.65
⚠ Non-billable (Header)Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in vitreous body
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)
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CodeH44.65
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)