H44.029 Vitreous abscess (chronic), unspecified eye

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Applies from H44 Disorders of globe

Includes

• disorders affecting multiple structures of eye

Applies from H44.0 Purulent endophthalmitis

Excludes1 (never code together)

• bleb associated endophthalmitis (H59.4-)

Use additional code

• code to identify organism

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 121-122 in MDC 02.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 360.04 Vitreous abscess (approximate)

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Unspecified code (laterality): Unspecified codes for which a more specific code identifying laterality (right, left, bilateral) exists within the same code family.

Code annotations containing back-references to H44.029

Back-references to H44.02

• Type 2 Excludes: H43.8 Other disorders of vitreous body ("vitreous abscess (H44.02-)")

Nearby codes

• H44.019 Panophthalmitis (acute), unspecified eye
• H44.02 Vitreous abscess (chronic)
• H44.021 Vitreous abscess (chronic), right eye
• H44.022 Vitreous abscess (chronic), left eye
• H44.023 Vitreous abscess (chronic), bilateral
• H44.029 Vitreous abscess (chronic), unspecified eye (this code)
• H44.1 Other endophthalmitis
• H44.11 Panuveitis
• H44.111 Panuveitis, right eye
• H44.112 Panuveitis, left eye
• H44.113 Panuveitis, bilateral