H44 is the ICD-10 code for Disorders of globe. It is a three-character category divided into 10 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block H43–H45 (Disorders of vitreous body and globe) in Chapter VII, Diseases of the eye and adnexa.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- VII · H00–H59
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What H44 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- disorders affecting multiple structures of eye
Subcodes of H44
- H44.0Purulent endophthalmitis
- H44.1Other endophthalmitis
- H44.2Degenerative myopia
- H44.3Other degenerative disorders of globe
- H44.4Hypotony of eye
- H44.5Degenerated conditions of globe
- H44.6Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic
- H44.7Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic
- H44.8Other disorders of globe
- H44.9Disorder of globe, unspecified
H44 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DH44Forandringer i øjeæblet
H44Silmämunan yleissairaudet
H44Affektionen des Augapfels
H44Affections du globe oculaire
H44aandoeningen van oogbol
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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