H44.791 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, right eye

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applies from H44 Disorders of globe

Includes

• disorders affecting multiple structures of eye

Applies from H44.7 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic

Excludes1 (never code together)

• 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, magnetic (H44.6-)

Use additional code

• code to identify nonmagnetic foreign body (Z18.01-Z18.10, Z18.12, Z18.2-Z18.9)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 124-125 in MDC 02.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 360.69 Intraocular foreign body in other or multiple sites (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to H44.791

Back-references to H44.7

• Type 1 Excludes: H02.81 Retained foreign body in eyelid ("retained intraocular foreign body (H44.6-, H44.7-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: H05.5 Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit ("retained intraocular foreign body (H44.6-, H44.7-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: H44.6 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic ("retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic (H44.7-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: S05.5 Penetrating wound with foreign body of eyeball ("retained (old) intraocular foreign body (H44.6-, H44.7)")
• Type 2 Excludes: T15 Foreign body on external eye ("retained (old) foreign body in penetrating wound of orbit and eye ball (H05.5-, H44.6-, H44.7-)")

Nearby codes

• H44.751 Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body, right eye
• H44.752 Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body, left eye
• H44.753 Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body, bilateral
• H44.759 Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body, unspecified eye
• H44.79 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites
• H44.791 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, right eye (this code)
• H44.792 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, left eye
• H44.793 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, bilateral
• H44.799 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites, unspecified eye
• H44.8 Other disorders of globe
• H44.81 Hemophthalmos