FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in vitreous body, left eye
Billable diagnosis code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016code to identify magnetic foreign body (Z18.11)
current intraocular foreign body (S05.-)
Coverage depends on the payer, service and applicable policy. A billable code does not guarantee payment.
For 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
Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in vitreous body, left eye
Billable diagnosis 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 |
Historical mapping only; not an automatic code substitution.
The official Tabular List has no additional instructions at this code level.
Review the instructions inherited from its parent categories below. Inherited instructions ↓
current intraocular foreign body (S05.-)
code to identify magnetic foreign body (Z18.11)
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
Other entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| H44.651 | Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in vitreous body, right eye | Billable / specific |
| H44.653 | Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in vitreous body, bilateral | Billable / specific |
| H44.659 | Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in vitreous body, unspecified eye | Billable / specific |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗