Emergency: 119
AMDA-IMIC

H44..6 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic

Non-billable header

← H44 — Disorders of globe Chapter 7: H00-H59

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • current intraocular foreign body (S05.-)

Excludes 2 (not included here)

  • 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-)

Use Additional Code

  • code to identify magnetic foreign body (Z18.11)

Last reviewed: September 2026