H44.9
BillableUnspecified disorder of globe
Unspecified disorder of globe
Coding Notes
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- disorders affecting multiple structures of eye
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal periodP04-P96
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseasesA00-B99
- •complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumO9A)O00
- •congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalitiesQ00-Q99
- •diabetes mellitus related eye conditions, , ,E09.3, E10.3, E11.3, E13.3
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseasesE00-E88
- •injury (trauma) of eye and orbitS05
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88
- •neoplasmsC00-D49
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classifiedR00-R94
- •syphilis related eye disorders, , ,A50.01, A50.3, A51.43, A52.71
Related Codes(9)
H44.0Purulent endophthalmitis
H44.1Other endophthalmitis
H44.2Degenerative myopia
H44.3Other and unspecified degenerative disorders of globe
H44.4Hypotony of eye
H44.5Degenerated conditions of globe
H44.6Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic
H44.7Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic
H44.8Other disorders of globe
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
View full mappingCorresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(59)
SNOMED CT
UMLS
- Disease of eyeballC0015397
- Disorder eyeC0015397
- Disorder of eyeC0015397
- Disorder of eye properC0015397
- Disorder of eye proper (disorder)C0015397
- Disorder of eyeballC0015397
- Disorder of globeC0015397
- Disorders of globeC0015397
- EYE DISC0015397
- EyeC0015397
- Eye DiseaseC0015397
- Eye DiseasesC0015397
- Eye DisorderC0015397
- Eye DisordersC0015397
- Eye diseaseC0015397
- Eye disorderC0015397
- Eye disorder NOSC0015397
- Eye disordersC0015397
- Ophthalmopathy NOSC0015397
- Unspecified disorder of eyeC0015397
- Unspecified disorder of globeC0015397
- diseases of the eyeC0015397
- eye diseaseC0015397
- eye diseasesC0015397
- eye disorderC0015397
- eye disordersC0015397
- oculopathyC0015397
- ophthalmic disordersC0015397
- ophthalmopathyC0015397
Clinical Terms
- eye disease
- Eye
- oculopathy
- eye disorder
- Disorder of globe
- Disorder of eyeball
- ophthalmopathy
- Eye Diseases
- Ophthalmopathy NOS
- Disease of eyeball
- ophthalmic disorders
- Unspecified disorder of eye
- Eye disorders
- Disorder eye
- Disorder of eye proper (disorder)
- Disorder of eye
- diseases of the eye
- Disorder of left eye proper
- EYE DIS
- Disorder of right eye proper
- Eye disorder NOS
- Disorder of eye proper
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for unspecified disorder of globe?
The ICD-10-CM code for unspecified disorder of globe is H44.9. The full clinical description is "Unspecified disorder of globe". H44.9 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code H44.9 mean?
ICD-10-CM code H44.9 represents “Unspecified disorder of globe”. 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 H44.9 a billable code?
Yes, H44.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is H44.9 in?
H44.9 is in Chapter 7: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (codes H00-H59).
What SNOMED CT codes does H44.9 map to?
H44.9 maps to 3 SNOMED CT concepts: 371405004, 1290030002, 1290033000. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for H44.9?
H44.9 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0015397. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does H44.9 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like unspecified disorder of globe affect a person's functioning: body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of H44.9?
H44.9 maps to the ICD-11 code: 9E1Z (Diseases of the visual system, unspecified).
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