H44.61
Header — not billableRetained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chamber
The ICD-10 code for retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chamber is H44.61.
H44.61 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under H44.61
- 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
Related codes in this category
- H44.60Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magneticnon-billable header
- H44.62Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in iris or ciliary bodynon-billable header
- H44.63Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in lensnon-billable header
- H44.64Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in posterior wall of globenon-billable header
- H44.65Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in vitreous bodynon-billable header
- H44.69Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sitesnon-billable header
- H44.61Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chambernon-billable header