ICD-10-CM Codes
H00-H59 Diseases of the eye and adnexa
H43-H44 Disorders of vitreous body and globe
H44- Disorders of globe
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H44.21

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H44.21

Degenerative myopia, right eye

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Billable/Specific Code

H44.21 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM H44.21 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H44.21 - other international versions of ICD-10 H44.21 may differ.

The following code(s) above H44.21 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to H44.21:

H00-H59
2021 ICD-10-CM Range H00-H59
Diseases of the eye and adnexa
Note
- Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
Type 2 Excludes
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)
Diseases of the eye and adnexa
H44
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H44
Disorders of globe
Includes
- disorders affecting multiple structures of eye
Disorders of globe
H44.2
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H44.2
Degenerative myopia
Applicable To
- Malignant myopia
Degenerative myopia

Approximate Synonyms

Right degenerative myopia
Right degenerative myopia (eye condition)

ICD-10-CM H44.21 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):

124 Other disorders of the eye with mcc
125 Other disorders of the eye without mcc

Convert H44.21 to ICD-9-CM

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to H44.21:

Myopia (axial) (congenital) H52.1-
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H52.1-
Myopia
Type 1 Excludes
degenerative myopia (H44.2-)
- degenerative (malignant) H44.20
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H44.20
  Degenerative myopia, unspecified eye
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
  - right eye H44.21

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To H44.21

H44.123 …… bilateral

H44.129 …… unspecified eye

H44.13 Sympathetic uveitis

H44.131 …… right eye

H44.132 …… left eye

H44.133 …… bilateral

H44.139 …… unspecified eye

H44.19 Other endophthalmitis

H44.2 Degenerative myopia

H44.20 …… unspecified eye

H44.21 …… right eye

H44.22 …… left eye

H44.23 …… bilateral

H44.2A Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization

H44.2A1 …… right eye

H44.2A2 …… left eye

H44.2A3 …… bilateral eye

H44.2A9 …… unspecified eye

H44.2B Degenerative myopia with macular hole

H44.2B1 …… right eye

H44.2B2 …… left eye

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H44.21

Degenerative myopia, right eye

Diseases of the eye and adnexa

Disorders of globe

Degenerative myopia

Myopia

Degenerative myopia, unspecified eye