H44.70
Header — not billableUnspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic
The ICD-10 code for unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic is H44.70.
H44.70 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.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under H44.70
- H44.701Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, right eye
- H44.702Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, left eye
- H44.703Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, bilateral
- H44.709Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, unspecified eye
Related codes in this category
- H44.71Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in anterior chambernon-billable header
- H44.72Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in iris or ciliary bodynon-billable header
- H44.73Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in lensnon-billable header
- H44.74Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globenon-billable header
- H44.75Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous bodynon-billable header
- H44.79Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sitesnon-billable header
- H44.70Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagneticnon-billable header