H44.709
H44.709 — Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, unspecified eye
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMunspecified
H44.709 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, unspecified eye. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Retained (old) intraocular foreign body NOS
Risk adjustment
H44.709 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
H44.709 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy — 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A57637Billing and Coding: Visual Field Examination
Related codes at this level
Codes that share H44.70. If H44.709 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about H44.709
- Is H44.709 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. H44.709 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does H44.709 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59), in the block Disorders of vitreous body and globe (H43-H44).