H44.6Non-billable (header)

Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic

Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • current intraocular foreign body (S05.-)

Excludes 2(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-)

Notes

  • code to identify magnetic foreign body (Z18.11)

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