H44.009
BillableUnspecified purulent endophthalmitis, unspecified eye
Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, unspecified eye
Coding Notes
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- disorders affecting multiple structures of eye
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- bleb associated endophthalmitis (H59.4-)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- 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)
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
- code to identify organism
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Acute endophthalmitis1493002
- Endophthalmitis1847009
- Chronic endophthalmitis13978000
- Purulent endophthalmitis41720003
- Abscess of eye95679004
- Staphylococcal eye infection95884007
- Eye infection128351009
- Bacterial infection of eye128984004
- Meningococcal eye disease240427005
- Postoperative endophthalmitis314544008
- Acute postoperative endophthalmitis314545009
- Chronic postoperative endophthalmitis314546005
- Endogenous endophthalmitis314548006
- Postoperative endophthalmitis caused by Propionibacterium acnes410495002
- Postoperative infectious endophthalmitis410497005
- Aspergillus endophthalmitis413583003
- Bacterial endophthalmitis413626002
- Candida endophthalmitis413746000
- Fungal endophthalmitis414303007
- Infectious endophthalmitis414491002
- P. acne endophthalmitis415182001
- Propionibacterium acnes endophthalmitis415182001
- Acanthamoeba endophthalmitis711644007
- Endophthalmitis caused by Acanthamoeba711644007
- Infection of eye caused by Avian Paramyxovirus 1719386009
- Infection of anterior chamber of eye caused by parasite733315001
- Parasitic infection of anterior chamber of eye733315001
- Acute bacterial endophthalmitis following surgical procedure1208910001
- Acute postoperative bacterial endophthalmitis1208910001
- Chronic endophthalmitis caused by Bacteria following surgical procedure1217670003
- Chronic postoperative bacterial endophthalmitis1217670003
- Endogenous Aspergillus endophthalmitis1231258007
- Endogenous endophthalmitis caused by Aspergillus1231258007
- Endogenous candidal endophthalmitis1231260009
- Endogenous endophthalmitis caused by Candida1231260009
- Exogenous endophthalmitis caused by Fungi1231276000
- Exogenous endophthalmitis caused by fungus1231276000
- Exogenous fungal endophthalmitis1231276000
- Endogenous endophthalmitis caused by Fungi1231279007
- Endogenous endophthalmitis caused by fungus1231279007
- Endogenous fungal endophthalmitis1231279007
- Endogenous bacterial endophthalmitis1231280005
- Endogenous endophthalmitis caused by Bacteria1231280005
- Bacterial endophthalmitis due to and following traumatic injury1231646004
- Post-traumatic bacterial endophthalmitis1231646004
- Endophthalmitis caused by Bacteria following surgical procedure1231700006
- Postoperative bacterial endophthalmitis1231700006
- Bilateral endophthalmitis of eyes15681681000119107
- Endophthalmitis of bilateral eyes15681681000119107
- Endophthalmitis of both eyes15681681000119107
- Endophthalmitis of left eye15681721000119101
- Endophthalmitis of right eye15681561000119104
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, unspecified eye?
The ICD-10-CM code for unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, unspecified eye is H44.009. The full clinical description is "Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, unspecified eye". H44.009 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code H44.009 mean?
ICD-10-CM code H44.009 represents "Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, unspecified eye". It is classified under Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is H44.009 a billable code?
Yes, H44.009 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H44.009 in?
H44.009 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What codes cannot be used with H44.009?
H44.009 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: bleb associated endophthalmitis (H59.4-).
Are additional codes required with H44.009?
Yes, when using H44.009 you should also code: code to identify organism.
What SNOMED CT codes does H44.009 map to?
H44.009 maps to 36 SNOMED CT concepts: 95679004, 711644007, 1208910001, 1493002, 314545009, and 31 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H44.009?
H44.009 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2881075. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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