H44.79
⚠ Non-billable (Header)Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites
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 H44.7Rules from parent category H44.7: Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic
- • current intraocular foreign body (S05.-)
⚠️ Excludes2
inherited from H44.7Rules 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)
H44.791Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, right eyeH44.792Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, left eyeH44.793Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, bilateralH44.799Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, unspecified eye
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CodeH44.79
BillableNo — Header code
ParentH44.7
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)