H44.2
Header — not billableDegenerative myopia
The ICD-10 code for degenerative myopia is H44.2.
H44.2 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Malignant myopia
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 H44.2
- H44.20Degenerative myopia, unspecified eye
- H44.21Degenerative myopia, right eye
- H44.22Degenerative myopia, left eye
- H44.23Degenerative myopia, bilateral
- H44.2ADegenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularizationnon-billable header
- H44.2BDegenerative myopia with macular holenon-billable header
- H44.2CDegenerative myopia with retinal detachmentnon-billable header
- H44.2DDegenerative myopia with foveoschisisnon-billable header
- H44.2EDegenerative myopia with other maculopathynon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- H44.0Purulent endophthalmitisnon-billable header
- H44.1Other endophthalmitisnon-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
- H44.2Degenerative myopianon-billable header