2021 ICD-10-CM Code H44.2A2
Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization, left eye
Valid for Submission
H44.2A2 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization, left eye. The code H44.2A2 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
| ICD-10: | H44.2A2 |
| Short Description: | Degeneratv myopia with choroidal neovascularization, l eye |
| Long Description: | Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization, left eye |
Code Classification
Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping
The ICD-10 code H44.2A2 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V38.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2020 through 09/30/2021.
Replacement Code
H442A2 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10 code(s):
- H35.051 - Retinal neovascularization, unspecified, right eye
- H35.052 - Retinal neovascularization, unspecified, left eye
- H35.053 - Retinal neovascularization, unspecified, bilateral
- H35.059 - Retinal neovascularization, unspecified, unspecified eye
- H44.20 - Degenerative myopia, unspecified eye
- H44.21 - Degenerative myopia, right eye
- H44.22 - Degenerative myopia, left eye
- H44.23 - Degenerative myopia, bilateral
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Information for Patients
Refractive Errors
Also called: Farsightedness, Hyperopia, Myopia, Nearsightedness
The cornea and lens of your eye helps you focus. Refractive errors are vision problems that happen when the shape of the eye keeps you from focusing well. The cause could be the length of the eyeball (longer or shorter), changes in the shape of the cornea, or aging of the lens.
Four common refractive errors are
- Myopia, or nearsightedness - clear vision close up but blurry in the distance
- Hyperopia, or farsightedness - clear vision in the distance but blurry close up
- Presbyopia - inability to focus close up as a result of aging
- Astigmatism - focus problems caused by the cornea
The most common symptom is blurred vision. Other symptoms may include double vision, haziness, glare or halos around bright lights, squinting, headaches, or eye strain.
Glasses or contact lenses can usually correct refractive errors. Laser eye surgery may also be a possibility.
NIH: National Eye Institute
- Astigmatism (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Facts about Presbyopia - NIH (National Eye Institute)
- Farsightedness (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Nearsightedness (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Presbyopia (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Refraction test (Medical Encyclopedia)
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Code History
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018