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ICD-10-CM Code H44.02
Vitreous abscess (chronic)

NON-BILLABLE
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.
| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code H44.02 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of H44.02 that describes the diagnosis 'vitreous abscess (chronic)' in more detail.


The ICD code H440 is used to code Endophthalmitis

Endophthalmitis is an inflammation of the internal coats of the eye. It is a possible complication of all intraocular surgeries, particularly cataract surgery, with possible loss of vision and the eye itself. Infectious etiology is the most common and various bacteria and fungi have been isolated as the cause of the endophthalmitis. Other causes include penetrating trauma and retained intraocular foreign bodies.

Specialty: Ophthalmology
MeSH Codes: D009877, D009877
ICD 9 Codes: 360.0, 360.1
Source: Wikipedia

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'H44.02 - Vitreous abscess (chronic)'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code H44.02. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.


Parent Code: H44.0 - Purulent endophthalmitis

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