ICD-10 diagnosis code

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

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H44.7 is the ICD-10 code for Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic. 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 H44.7 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

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

H44.7 in national editions

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

NorwayICD-10-NO

H44.7Retinert, ikke-magnetisk eller uidentifisert fremmedlegeme i øye

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DH447Retineret intraokulært ikke-magnetisk fremmedlegeme

FinlandICD-10-FI

H44.7Vanha ei-magneettinen vierasesine silmäkuopassa

GermanyICD-10-GM

H44.7Verbliebener (alter) amagnetischer intraokularer Fremdkörper

FranceICD-10-FR

H44.7Rétention (ancienne) intraoculaire de corps étranger non magnétique

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

H44.7achtergebleven (oud) intraoculair corpus alienum, niet-magnetisch

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • H44.701Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, right eye
  • H44.702Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, left eye
  • H44.703Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, bilateral
  • H44.709Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, unspecified eye
  • H44.711Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in anterior chamber, right eye
  • H44.712Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in anterior chamber, left eye
  • H44.713Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in anterior chamber, bilateral
  • H44.719Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) 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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