2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H44.133Sympathetic uveitis, bilateral
ICD-10-CM Codes›H00–H59›H43-H44›H44
- Billable — Valid for Submission
- CC — Complication or Comorbidity
- Chronic Condition
H44.133 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for sympathetic uveitis, bilateral. 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. As a secondary diagnosis, it counts as a complication or comorbidity (CC) and moves an inpatient stay to a higher severity level within its MS-DRG family. It does not count, however, when the principal diagnosis is one of 8 closely related codes. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Uveitis and ocular inflammation.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to H44.133: its own notes plus those printed at H44.1, H44, and Chapter 7. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
Includes
Further defines, or gives examples of, the content of the category.
- disorders affecting multiple structures of eye
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.
Referenced in Other NotesGuidance
Instructional notes printed at other codes that name H44.133, its category, or a range that includes it.
Excludes2 2
These codes carry an Excludes2 note naming H44.133: its condition is not part of those codes, and both may be reported when the patient has both.
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Clinical InformationClinical
Ophthalmia, Sympathetic
granulomatous uveitis which follows in one eye after a penetrating injury to the other eye; the secondarily affected eye is called the sympathizing eye, and the injured eye is called the exciting or activating eye.
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Convert H44.133 to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
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Questions About H44.133Overview
What is the ICD-10 code for sympathetic uveitis, bilateral?
The ICD-10-CM code for sympathetic uveitis, bilateral is H44.133 (sometimes written as H44133). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is H44.133 (Sympathetic uveitis) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report sympathetic uveitis, bilateral on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What MS-DRG does H44.133 group to?
When sympathetic uveitis, bilateral 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.
Is H44.133 a CC or MCC?
CMS lists H44.133 as a CC (complication or comorbidity) for FY 2027. Reported as a secondary diagnosis, it moves the inpatient stay to a higher-weighted DRG within its severity family. It does not count when the principal diagnosis is one of the 8 closely related codes in its exclusion list.
Can H44.133 be reported with a code from H59.4?
Not as a rule. The Excludes1 note at H44.1, which applies to H44.133, lists "bleb associated endophthalmitis (H59.4-)". 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).
