H44.742

H44.742: Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, left eye

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMleft

H44.742 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, left eye. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check H44.742 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above H44.742

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on H44.7: Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic

current intraocular foreign body (S05.-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above H44.742

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

Written on H44.7: Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic

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-)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

H44.742 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A53060Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography
A56726Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Posterior Segment Imaging (Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography)
A57071Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Posterior Segment Imaging (Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography)
A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.