H44.793
H44.793 — Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, bilateral
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMbilateral
H44.793 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, bilateral. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
H44.793 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
H44.793 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies — 5 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
- 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
Related codes at this level
Codes that share H44.79. If H44.793 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about H44.793
- Is H44.793 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. H44.793 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does H44.793 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59), in the block Disorders of vitreous body and globe (H43-H44).