H44 Disorders of globe

Category / Non-billable header 204 subcodes

Block: Disorders of vitreous body and globe (H43-H44)

Includes

  • disorders affecting multiple structures of eye

Subcodes

Each subcode links to a detail page with full clinical annotations.

Code Description Billable
H44..0 Purulent endophthalmitis No
H44..00 Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis No
H44..001 Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, right eye Yes
H44..002 Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, left eye Yes
H44..003 Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, bilateral Yes
H44..009 Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, unspecified eye Yes
H44..01 Panophthalmitis (acute) No
H44..011 Panophthalmitis (acute), right eye Yes
H44..012 Panophthalmitis (acute), left eye Yes
H44..013 Panophthalmitis (acute), bilateral Yes
H44..019 Panophthalmitis (acute), unspecified eye Yes
H44..02 Vitreous abscess (chronic) No
H44..021 Vitreous abscess (chronic), right eye Yes
H44..022 Vitreous abscess (chronic), left eye Yes
H44..023 Vitreous abscess (chronic), bilateral Yes
H44..029 Vitreous abscess (chronic), unspecified eye Yes
H44..1 Other endophthalmitis No
H44..11 Panuveitis No
H44..111 Panuveitis, right eye Yes
H44..112 Panuveitis, left eye Yes
H44..113 Panuveitis, bilateral Yes
H44..119 Panuveitis, unspecified eye Yes
H44..12 Parasitic endophthalmitis, unspecified No
H44..121 Parasitic endophthalmitis, unspecified, right eye Yes
H44..122 Parasitic endophthalmitis, unspecified, left eye Yes
H44..123 Parasitic endophthalmitis, unspecified, bilateral Yes
H44..129 Parasitic endophthalmitis, unspecified, unspecified eye Yes
H44..13 Sympathetic uveitis No
H44..131 Sympathetic uveitis, right eye Yes
H44..132 Sympathetic uveitis, left eye Yes
H44..133 Sympathetic uveitis, bilateral Yes
H44..139 Sympathetic uveitis, unspecified eye Yes
H44..19 Other endophthalmitis Yes
H44..2 Degenerative myopia No
H44..20 Degenerative myopia, unspecified eye Yes
H44..21 Degenerative myopia, right eye Yes
H44..22 Degenerative myopia, left eye Yes
H44..23 Degenerative myopia, bilateral Yes
H44..2A Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization No
H44..2A1 Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization, right eye Yes
H44..2A2 Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization, left eye Yes
H44..2A3 Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization, bilateral Yes
H44..2A9 Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization, unspecified eye Yes
H44..2B Degenerative myopia with macular hole No
H44..2B1 Degenerative myopia with macular hole, right eye Yes
H44..2B2 Degenerative myopia with macular hole, left eye Yes
H44..2B3 Degenerative myopia with macular hole, bilateral Yes
H44..2B9 Degenerative myopia with macular hole, unspecified eye Yes
H44..2C Degenerative myopia with retinal detachment No
H44..2C1 Degenerative myopia with retinal detachment, right eye Yes
H44..2C2 Degenerative myopia with retinal detachment, left eye Yes
H44..2C3 Degenerative myopia with retinal detachment, bilateral Yes
H44..2C9 Degenerative myopia with retinal detachment, unspecified eye Yes
H44..2D Degenerative myopia with foveoschisis No
H44..2D1 Degenerative myopia with foveoschisis, right eye Yes
H44..2D2 Degenerative myopia with foveoschisis, left eye Yes
H44..2D3 Degenerative myopia with foveoschisis, bilateral Yes
H44..2D9 Degenerative myopia with foveoschisis, unspecified eye Yes
H44..2E Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy No
H44..2E1 Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy, right eye Yes
H44..2E2 Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy, left eye Yes
H44..2E3 Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy, bilateral Yes
H44..2E9 Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy, unspecified eye Yes
H44..3 Other and unspecified degenerative disorders of globe No
H44..30 Unspecified degenerative disorder of globe Yes
H44..31 Chalcosis No
H44..311 Chalcosis, right eye Yes
H44..312 Chalcosis, left eye Yes
H44..313 Chalcosis, bilateral Yes
H44..319 Chalcosis, unspecified eye Yes
H44..32 Siderosis of eye No
H44..321 Siderosis of eye, right eye Yes
H44..322 Siderosis of eye, left eye Yes
H44..323 Siderosis of eye, bilateral Yes
H44..329 Siderosis of eye, unspecified eye Yes
H44..39 Other degenerative disorders of globe No
H44..391 Other degenerative disorders of globe, right eye Yes
H44..392 Other degenerative disorders of globe, left eye Yes
H44..393 Other degenerative disorders of globe, bilateral Yes
H44..399 Other degenerative disorders of globe, unspecified eye Yes
H44..4 Hypotony of eye No
H44..40 Unspecified hypotony of eye Yes
H44..41 Flat anterior chamber hypotony of eye No
H44..411 Flat anterior chamber hypotony of right eye Yes
H44..412 Flat anterior chamber hypotony of left eye Yes
H44..413 Flat anterior chamber hypotony of eye, bilateral Yes
H44..419 Flat anterior chamber hypotony of unspecified eye Yes
H44..42 Hypotony of eye due to ocular fistula No
H44..421 Hypotony of right eye due to ocular fistula Yes
H44..422 Hypotony of left eye due to ocular fistula Yes
H44..423 Hypotony of eye due to ocular fistula, bilateral Yes
H44..429 Hypotony of unspecified eye due to ocular fistula Yes
H44..43 Hypotony of eye due to other ocular disorders No
H44..431 Hypotony of eye due to other ocular disorders, right eye Yes
H44..432 Hypotony of eye due to other ocular disorders, left eye Yes
H44..433 Hypotony of eye due to other ocular disorders, bilateral Yes
H44..439 Hypotony of eye due to other ocular disorders, unspecified eye Yes
H44..44 Primary hypotony of eye No
H44..441 Primary hypotony of right eye Yes
H44..442 Primary hypotony of left eye Yes
H44..443 Primary hypotony of eye, bilateral Yes
H44..449 Primary hypotony of unspecified eye Yes
H44..5 Degenerated conditions of globe No
H44..50 Unspecified degenerated conditions of globe Yes
H44..51 Absolute glaucoma No
H44..511 Absolute glaucoma, right eye Yes
H44..512 Absolute glaucoma, left eye Yes
H44..513 Absolute glaucoma, bilateral Yes
H44..519 Absolute glaucoma, unspecified eye Yes
H44..52 Atrophy of globe No
H44..521 Atrophy of globe, right eye Yes
H44..522 Atrophy of globe, left eye Yes
H44..523 Atrophy of globe, bilateral Yes
H44..529 Atrophy of globe, unspecified eye Yes
H44..53 Leucocoria No
H44..531 Leucocoria, right eye Yes
H44..532 Leucocoria, left eye Yes
H44..533 Leucocoria, bilateral Yes
H44..539 Leucocoria, unspecified eye Yes
H44..6 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic No
H44..60 Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic No
H44..601 Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, right eye Yes
H44..602 Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, left eye Yes
H44..603 Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, bilateral Yes
H44..609 Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, unspecified eye Yes
H44..61 Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chamber No
H44..611 Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chamber, right eye Yes
H44..612 Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chamber, left eye Yes
H44..613 Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chamber, bilateral Yes
H44..619 Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chamber, unspecified eye Yes
H44..62 Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in iris or ciliary body No
H44..621 Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in iris or ciliary body, right eye Yes
H44..622 Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in iris or ciliary body, left eye Yes
H44..623 Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in iris or ciliary body, bilateral Yes
H44..629 Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in iris or ciliary body, unspecified eye Yes
H44..63 Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in lens No
H44..631 Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in lens, right eye Yes
H44..632 Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in lens, left eye Yes
H44..633 Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in lens, bilateral Yes
H44..639 Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in lens, unspecified eye Yes
H44..64 Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in posterior wall of globe No
H44..641 Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in posterior wall of globe, right eye Yes
H44..642 Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in posterior wall of globe, left eye Yes
H44..643 Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in posterior wall of globe, bilateral Yes
H44..649 Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in posterior wall of globe, unspecified eye Yes
H44..65 Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in vitreous body No
H44..651 Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in vitreous body, right eye Yes
H44..652 Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in vitreous body, left eye Yes
H44..653 Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in vitreous body, bilateral Yes
H44..659 Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in vitreous body, unspecified eye Yes
H44..69 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites No
H44..691 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites, right eye Yes
H44..692 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites, left eye Yes
H44..693 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites, bilateral Yes
H44..699 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites, unspecified eye Yes
H44..7 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic No
H44..70 Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic No
H44..701 Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, right eye Yes
H44..702 Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, left eye Yes
H44..703 Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, bilateral Yes
H44..709 Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, unspecified eye Yes
H44..71 Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in anterior chamber No
H44..711 Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in anterior chamber, right eye Yes
H44..712 Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in anterior chamber, left eye Yes
H44..713 Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in anterior chamber, bilateral Yes
H44..719 Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in anterior chamber, unspecified eye Yes
H44..72 Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in iris or ciliary body No
H44..721 Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in iris or ciliary body, right eye Yes
H44..722 Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in iris or ciliary body, left eye Yes
H44..723 Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in iris or ciliary body, bilateral Yes
H44..729 Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in iris or ciliary body, unspecified eye Yes
H44..73 Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in lens No
H44..731 Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in lens, right eye Yes
H44..732 Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in lens, left eye Yes
H44..733 Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in lens, bilateral Yes
H44..739 Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in lens, unspecified eye Yes
H44..74 Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe No
H44..741 Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, right eye Yes
H44..742 Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, left eye Yes
H44..743 Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, bilateral Yes
H44..749 Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, unspecified eye Yes
H44..75 Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body No
H44..751 Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body, right eye Yes
H44..752 Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body, left eye Yes
H44..753 Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body, bilateral Yes
H44..759 Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body, unspecified eye Yes
H44..79 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites No
H44..791 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, right eye Yes
H44..792 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, left eye Yes
H44..793 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, bilateral Yes
H44..799 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, unspecified eye Yes
H44..8 Other disorders of globe No
H44..81 Hemophthalmos No
H44..811 Hemophthalmos, right eye Yes
H44..812 Hemophthalmos, left eye Yes
H44..813 Hemophthalmos, bilateral Yes
H44..819 Hemophthalmos, unspecified eye Yes
H44..82 Luxation of globe No
H44..821 Luxation of globe, right eye Yes
H44..822 Luxation of globe, left eye Yes
H44..823 Luxation of globe, bilateral Yes
H44..829 Luxation of globe, unspecified eye Yes
H44..89 Other disorders of globe Yes
H44..9 Unspecified disorder of globe Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026