ICD-10 Diagnosis Code H44.2C9
Degenerative myopia with retinal detachment, unspecified eye
Diagnosis Code H44.2C9
Short Description: Degenerative myopia with retinal detachment, unspecified eye
Long Description: Degenerative myopia with retinal detachment, unspecified eye
This is the 2018 version of the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code H44.2C9
Valid for Submission
The code H44.2C9 is valid for submission for HIPAA-covered transactions.
Code Classification
Information for Medical Professionals
The diagnosis code H44.2C9 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG V35.0)
Convert to ICD-9
- 360.21 - Progressive high myopia (Combination Flag)
- 361.9 - Retinal detachment NOS (Combination Flag)
Replacement Code
This code replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10 code(s) listed below:
- H33.2 - Serous retinal detachment
- H44.20 - Degenerative myopia, unspecified eye
- H44.21 - Degenerative myopia, right eye
- H44.22 - Degenerative myopia, left eye
- H44.23 - Degenerative myopia, bilateral
ICD-10 Footnotes
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Present on Admission
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