H44.0 is the ICD-10 code for Purulent endophthalmitis. It is a four-character subcategory of H44 (Disorders of globe), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block H43–H45 (Disorders of vitreous body and globe) in Chapter VII, Diseases of the eye and adnexa.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- VII · H00–H59
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What H44.0 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Panophthalmitis
- Vitreous abscess
H44.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
H44.0Purulent endoftalmit
H44.0Purulent endoftalmitt
DH440Purulent endoftalmitis
- DH440AAbsces i øjets glaslegeme
- DH440BPanoftalmitis
H44.0Silmämunan sisäosien märkäinen yleistulehdus (märkäinen endoftalmiitti)
H44.0Purulente Endophthalmitis
H44.0Endophtalmie purulente
H44.0purulente endoftalmitis
Listed through more specific codes:
- H44.001Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, right eye
- H44.002Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, left eye
- H44.003Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, bilateral
- H44.009Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, unspecified eye
- H44.011Panophthalmitis (acute), right eye
- H44.012Panophthalmitis (acute), left eye
- H44.013Panophthalmitis (acute), bilateral
- H44.019Panophthalmitis (acute), unspecified eye
- and 4 more national subcodes
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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