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ICD-10 diagnosis code

H44.6 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic

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H44.6 is the ICD-10 code for Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic. 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 H44.6 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Retained (old) magnetic foreign body (in):
    • anterior chamber
    • ciliary body
    • iris
    • lens
    • posterior wall of globe
    • vitreous body

H44.6 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

H44.6Kvarvarande (gammal) magnetisk främmande kropp i ögongloben

NorwayICD-10-NO

H44.6Retinert magnetisk fremmedlegeme i øye

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DH446Retineret intraokulært magnetisk fremmedlegeme

FinlandICD-10-FI

H44.6Vanha magneettinen vierasesine silmäkuopassa

GermanyICD-10-GM

H44.6Verbliebener (alter) magnetischer intraokularer Fremdkörper

FranceICD-10-FR

H44.6Rétention (ancienne) intraoculaire de corps étranger magnétique

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

H44.6achtergebleven (oud) intraoculair corpus alienum, magnetisch

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • H44.601Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, right eye
  • H44.602Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, left eye
  • H44.603Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, bilateral
  • H44.609Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, unspecified eye
  • H44.611Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chamber, right eye
  • H44.612Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chamber, left eye
  • H44.613Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chamber, bilateral
  • H44.619Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chamber, unspecified eye
  • and 20 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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