Effective from
- First observed
Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016code to identify magnetic foreign body (Z18.11)
current intraocular foreign body (S05.-)
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) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites
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 ↓
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
H44.691Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites, right eyeBillable / specificH44.692Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites, left eyeBillable / specificH44.693Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites, bilateralBillable / specificH44.699Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites, unspecified eyeBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| H44.60 | Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic | Category · further specificity required |
| H44.61 | Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chamber | Category · further specificity required |
| H44.62 | Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in iris or ciliary body | Category · further specificity required |
| H44.63 | Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in lens | Category · further specificity required |
| H44.64 | Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in posterior wall of globe | Category · further specificity required |
| H44.65 | Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in vitreous body | Category · further specificity required |
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