H44..7 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic

Non-billable header

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, magnetic (H44.6-)

Use Additional Code

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

Last reviewed: September 2026