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Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)

Note:: Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition

Excludes 2:: certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
neoplasms (C00-D49)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)

Disorders of vitreous body and globe (H43-H44)

H43

Disorders of vitreous body [+]

H43.0

Vitreous prolapse [+]

Excludes 1:

vitreous syndrome following cataract surgery (H59.0-)
traumatic vitreous prolapse (S05.2-)

H43.1

Vitreous hemorrhage [+]

H43.2

Crystalline deposits in vitreous body [+]

H43.3

Other vitreous opacities [+]

H43.8

Other disorders of vitreous body [+]

Excludes 1:	proliferative vitreo-retinopathy with retinal detachment (H33.4-)
Excludes 2:	vitreous abscess (H44.02-)

H43.81

Vitreous degeneration [+]
Vitreous detachment

H43.82

Vitreomacular adhesion [+]
Vitreomacular traction

H43.89

Other disorders of vitreous body

H43.9

Unspecified disorder of vitreous body

H44

Disorders of globe [+]

Includes:

disorders affecting multiple structures of eye

H44.0

Purulent endophthalmitis [+]

Use additional	code to identify organism
Excludes 1:	bleb associated endophthalmitis (H59.4-)

H44.00

Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis [+]

H44.01

Panophthalmitis (acute) [+]

H44.02

Vitreous abscess (chronic) [+]

H44.1

Other endophthalmitis [+]

Excludes 1:	bleb associated endophthalmitis (H59.4-)
Excludes 2:	ophthalmia nodosa (H16.2-)

H44.11

Panuveitis [+]

H44.12

Parasitic endophthalmitis, unspecified [+]

H44.13

Sympathetic uveitis [+]

H44.19

Other endophthalmitis

H44.2

Degenerative myopia [+]
Malignant myopia

H44.20

Degenerative myopia, unspecified eye

H44.21

Degenerative myopia, right eye

H44.22

Degenerative myopia, left eye

H44.23

Degenerative myopia, bilateral

H44.2A

Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization [+]

Use additional

code for any associated choroid disorders (H31.-)

H44.2B

Degenerative myopia with macular hole [+]

H44.2C

Degenerative myopia with retinal detachment [+]

Use additional

code to identify the retinal detachment (H33.-)

H44.2D

Degenerative myopia with foveoschisis [+]

H44.2E

Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy [+]

H44.3

Other and unspecified degenerative disorders of globe [+]

H44.30

Unspecified degenerative disorder of globe

H44.31

Chalcosis [+]

H44.32

Siderosis of eye [+]

H44.39

Other degenerative disorders of globe [+]

H44.4

Hypotony of eye [+]

H44.40

Unspecified hypotony of eye

H44.41

Flat anterior chamber hypotony of eye [+]

H44.42

Hypotony of eye due to ocular fistula [+]

H44.43

Hypotony of eye due to other ocular disorders [+]

H44.44

Primary hypotony of eye [+]

H44.5

Degenerated conditions of globe [+]

H44.50

Unspecified degenerated conditions of globe

H44.51

Absolute glaucoma [+]

H44.52

Atrophy of globe [+]
Phthisis bulbi

H44.53

Leucocoria [+]

H44.6

Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic [+]

Use additional	code to identify magnetic foreign body (Z18.11)
Excludes 1:	current intraocular foreign body (S05.-)
Excludes 2:	retained foreign body in eyelid (H02.81-) retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit (H05.5-) retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic (H44.7-)

H44.60

Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic [+]

H44.61

Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chamber [+]

H44.62

Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in iris or ciliary body [+]

H44.63

Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in lens [+]

H44.64

Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in posterior wall of globe [+]

H44.65

Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in vitreous body [+]

H44.69

Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites [+]

H44.7

Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic [+]

Use additional	code to identify nonmagnetic foreign body (Z18.01-Z18.10, Z18.12, Z18.2-Z18.9)
Excludes 1:	current intraocular foreign body (S05.-)
Excludes 2:	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-)

H44.70

Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic [+]

H44.71

Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in anterior chamber [+]

H44.72

Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in iris or ciliary body [+]

H44.73

Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in lens [+]

H44.74

Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe [+]

H44.75

Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body [+]

H44.79

Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites [+]

H44.8

Other disorders of globe [+]

H44.9

Unspecified disorder of globe