2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H43.89Other disorders of vitreous body
ICD-10-CM Codes›H00–H59›H43-H44›H43
- Billable — Valid for Submission
- Chronic Condition
H43.89 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other disorders of vitreous body. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRG 124 through 125. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Retinal and vitreous conditions.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Asteroid hyalosis
- Avulsion of vitreous base
- Crystalline deposits in vitreous
- Empty vitreous
- Foreign vitreous contents
- Gas in vitreous cavity
- Hereditary vitreoretinopathy
- Hyalitis punctata
- Injury of vitreous body
- Oil in vitreous cavity
- Synchysis scintillans
- Vitreocorneal adherence
- Vitreoretinal adhesion
- Vitreoschisis
- Vitreous cells
- Vitreous debris
- Vitreous displacement
- Vitreous fibrosis
- Vitreous incarceration
- Vitreous inflammatory infiltrate
- Vitreous morphology - finding
- Vitreous pigment cells
- Vitreous prolapse
- Vitreous red blood cells
- Vitreous seeds
- Vitreous snowball
- Vitreous snowbank
- Vitreous syneresis
- Vitreous white blood cells
- Vitritis
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to H43.89: its own notes plus those printed at H43.8 and Chapter 7. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
Excludes1
Not coded here: the excluded code is never reported together with this one, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
Excludes2
Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.
- 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)
Notes
General instructions on how these codes are used.
- Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
Disease, diseased See Also: Syndrome;
specified NEC H43.89
Disorder (of) See Also: Disease;
specified type NEC H43.89
inflammatory in vitreous H43.89
vitreous body H43.89
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Patient EducationClinical
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Convert H43.89 to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
Code HistoryHistory
Questions About H43.89Overview
What is the ICD-10 code for other disorders of vitreous body?
The ICD-10-CM code for other disorders of vitreous body is H43.89 (sometimes written as H4389). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is H43.89 (Other disorders of vitreous body) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report other disorders of vitreous body on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What MS-DRG does H43.89 group to?
When other disorders of vitreous body is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 125, 124, with relative weights from 0.7699 to 1.2470 depending on complications. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
Can H43.89 be reported with a code from H33.4?
Not as a rule. The Excludes1 note at H43.8, which applies to H43.89, lists "proliferative vitreo-retinopathy with retinal detachment (H33.4-)". An Excludes1 note means the excluded code is never reported together with this one; the only exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other (Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
What is the ICD-9 equivalent of H43.89?
Under the General Equivalence Mappings, other disorders of vitreous body converts to ICD-9-CM 379.29 (vitreous disorders NEC). The mapping is approximate, so confirm the match fits the documentation.
