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H44.73

⚠ Non-billable (Header)

Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in lens

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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inherited from H44.7

Rules from parent category H44.7: Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic

  • • current intraocular foreign body (S05.-)

⚠️ Excludes2

inherited from H44.7

Rules from parent category H44.7: Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic

  • • 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-)

📋 Code Instructions

from H44.7
  • • code to identify nonmagnetic foreign body (Z18.01-Z18.10, Z18.12, Z18.2-Z18.9)

Child Codes (4)

H44.731Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in lens, right eyeH44.732Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in lens, left eyeH44.733Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in lens, bilateralH44.739Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in lens, unspecified eye

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Code Information

CodeH44.73
BillableNo — Header code
ParentH44.7
CategoryDiseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
Excludes11 rule(s)
Excludes23 note(s)
Child codes4

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CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List

Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)