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H44.749 - Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, unspecified eye


The ICD 10 Code for Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, unspecified eye is listed as H44.749.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: H44.749
Description: Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, unspecified eye
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
124 - Other Disorders Of The Eye W Mcc
125 - Other Disorders Of The Eye W/o Mcc
Chapter Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
Block Disorders of vitreous body and globe (H43-H44)
Parent H44.74 - Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 360.65 - Foreign body in posterior wall of eye (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of H44.749:
H44.741 - Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, right eye
H44.742 - Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, left eye
H44.743 - Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, bilateral