H44.7
⚠ Non-billable (Header)Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic
Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
⚠️ This is a category header code — not billable. Use a more specific child code below.
📋 Code Instructions
- • code to identify nonmagnetic foreign body (Z18.01-Z18.10, Z18.12, Z18.2-Z18.9)
❌ Excludes1
directCannot be coded with H44.7
- • current intraocular foreign body (S05.-)
⚠️ Excludes2
directMay 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, magnetic (H44.6-)
Child Codes (7)
H44.70Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagneticH44.71Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in anterior chamberH44.72Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in iris or ciliary bodyH44.73Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in lensH44.74Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globeH44.75Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous bodyH44.79Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites
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CodeH44.7
BillableNo — Header code
ParentH44
CategoryDiseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
Excludes11 rule(s)
Excludes23 note(s)
Child codes7
Data Source
CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List
Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)