2021 ICD-10-CM Code H44.2E2
Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy, left eye
Valid for Submission
H44.2E2 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of degenerative myopia with other maculopathy, left eye. The code H44.2E2 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
| ICD-10: | H44.2E2 |
| Short Description: | Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy, left eye |
| Long Description: | Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy, left eye |
Code Classification
Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping
The ICD-10 code H44.2E2 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
H442E2 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10 code(s):
- H44.20 - Degenerative myopia, unspecified eye
- H44.21 - Degenerative myopia, right eye
- H44.22 - Degenerative myopia, left eye
- H44.23 - Degenerative myopia, bilateral
Convert H44.2E2 to ICD-9 Code
The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code H44.2E2 its ICD-9 equivalent. The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 code and the ICD-9 code and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
- 360.21 - Progressive high myopia (Approximate Flag)
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