H44.6

Non-Billable
ChapterH00–H59
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (H00-H59).

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here)
  • current intraocular foreign body (S05.-)
Excludes2(Not included here)
  • retained foreign body in eyelid (H02.81-)
  • retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit (H05.5-)
  • retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic (H44.7-)
Use Additional Code
  • code to identify magnetic foreign body (Z18.11)
General instructions are available for the parent sections:
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Clinical Hierarchy

CH7Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
H43-H44Disorders of vitreous body and globe (H43-H44)
H44Disorders of globe
H44.6Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic
H44.60Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic
H44.61Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chamber
H44.62Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in iris or ciliary body
H44.63Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in lens
H44.64Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in posterior wall of globe
H44.65Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in vitreous body
H44.69Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to H44.6:

categoryH44
Disorders of globe
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chapterCH7
Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to H44.6. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

8 raw paths
Foreign body8 unique routes
intraocular(8 variants)
old, retained (nonmagnetic)(8 variants)
magnetic→H44.6(8 variants)
anterior chamber→H44.6
ciliary body→H44.6
iris→H44.6
lens→H44.6
posterior wall→H44.6
specified site NEC→H44.6
vitreous body→H44.6

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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