FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Hypotony of eye
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
No recorded change since first observation
Effective from
Hypotony of eye
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
The official Tabular List has no additional instructions at this code level.
Review the instructions inherited from its parent categories below. Inherited instructions ↓
Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
disorders affecting multiple structures of eye
H44.40Unspecified hypotony of eyeBillable / specificH44.41Flat anterior chamber hypotony of eyeCategory · further specificity requiredH44.42Hypotony of eye due to ocular fistulaCategory · further specificity requiredH44.43Hypotony of eye due to other ocular disordersCategory · further specificity requiredH44.44Primary hypotony of eyeCategory · further specificity requiredOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| H44.0 | Purulent endophthalmitis | Category · further specificity required |
| H44.1 | Other endophthalmitis | Category · further specificity required |
| H44.2 | Degenerative myopia | Category · further specificity required |
| H44.3 | Other and unspecified degenerative disorders of globe | Category · further specificity required |
| H44.5 | Degenerated conditions of globe | Category · further specificity required |
| H44.6 | Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic | Category · further specificity required |
| H44.7 | Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic | Category · further specificity required |
| H44.8 | Other disorders of globe | Category · further specificity required |
| H44.9 | Unspecified disorder of globe | Billable / specific |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗