ICD-10-CM Code H44.50

Valid for Submission

H44.50 is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of unspecified degenerated conditions of globe. The code is valid for the fiscal year 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

Index to Diseases and Injuries

The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for the code H44.50 are found in the index:

• - Disorder (of) - See Also: Disease;
  • - globe - H44.9
    • - degenerated condition - H44.50

Diagnostic Related Groups

The ICD-10 code H44.50 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.

• 124 - OTHER DISORDERS OF THE EYE WITH MCC
• 125 - OTHER DISORDERS OF THE EYE WITHOUT MCC

Convert H44.50 to ICD-9

• 360.40 - Degeneration of eye NOS

Code Classification

• Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00–H59)
  • Disorders of vitreous body and globe (H43-H44)
    • Disorders of globe (H44)

Code History

• FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016
  (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)
• FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
• FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
• FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
• FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
• FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021

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