H44
Header — not billableDisorders of globe
The ICD-10 code for disorders of globe is H44.
H44 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 10 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Includes
Terms listed here further define or give examples of the conditions grouped under this code — they describe what the code covers, not a separate diagnosis.
- disorders affecting multiple structures of eye
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under H44
- H44.0Purulent endophthalmitisnon-billable header
- H44.1Other endophthalmitisnon-billable header
- H44.2Degenerative myopianon-billable header
- H44.3Other and unspecified degenerative disorders of globenon-billable header
- H44.4Hypotony of eyenon-billable header
- H44.5Degenerated conditions of globenon-billable header
- H44.6Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magneticnon-billable header
- H44.7Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagneticnon-billable header
- H44.8Other disorders of globenon-billable header
- H44.9Unspecified disorder of globe
Related codes in this category
- H43Disorders of vitreous bodynon-billable header
- H44Disorders of globenon-billable header