H44.63
Header — not billableRetained (old) magnetic foreign body in lens
The ICD-10 code for retained (old) magnetic foreign body in lens is H44.63.
H44.63 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
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.
Related codes in this category
- H44.60Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magneticnon-billable header
- H44.61Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chambernon-billable header
- H44.62Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in iris or ciliary bodynon-billable header
- H44.64Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in posterior wall of globenon-billable header
- H44.65Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in vitreous bodynon-billable header
- H44.69Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sitesnon-billable header
- H44.63Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in lensnon-billable header