Is H44.611 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. H44.611 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does H44.611 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59), in the block Disorders of vitreous body and globe (H43-H44).

What cannot be coded together with H44.611?

H44.611 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above H44.611 (H44.6) and apply to it just the same.

H44.611

H44.611 — Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chamber, right eye

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMright

H44.611 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chamber, right eye. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above H44.611

These are not written on H44.611, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing H44.611 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on H44.6 — Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic

current intraocular foreign body (S05.-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above H44.611

Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of H44.611, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.

Written on H44.6 — Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic

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-)

Risk adjustment

H44.611 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

H44.611 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies — 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A53060Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography
A56537Billing and Coding: Scanning Computerized Ophthalmic Diagnostic Imaging (SCODI)
A56726Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Posterior Segment Imaging (Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography)
A57071Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Posterior Segment Imaging (Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography)

Code history

H44.611 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share H44.61. If H44.611 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about H44.611

Is H44.611 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. H44.611 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does H44.611 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59), in the block Disorders of vitreous body and globe (H43-H44).
What cannot be coded together with H44.611?: H44.611 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above H44.611 (H44.6) and apply to it just the same.