H44.129

H44.129: Parasitic endophthalmitis, unspecified, unspecified eye

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMunspecified

H44.129 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for parasitic endophthalmitis, unspecified, unspecified eye. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check H44.129 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above H44.129

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on H44.1: Other endophthalmitis

bleb associated endophthalmitis (H59.4-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above H44.129

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on H44.1: Other endophthalmitis

ophthalmia nodosa (H16.2-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

H44.129 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A57637Billing and Coding: Visual Field Examination

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.