H44.0 – Purulent endophthalmitis
Coding Notes
Active
Non-billable / Non-specific, not valid for HIPAA-covered transactions
Additional
code to identify organism
Type 1 Excludes
bleb associated endophthalmitis (H59.4-)
Child Codes
Sibling Codes
Parent Sibling Codes
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| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| H00-H59 | Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59) |
| H43-H44 | Disorders of vitreous body and globe (H43-H44) |
| H44 | Disorders of globe |
| H44.0 |
Purulent endophthalmitis
Use Additional
code to identify organism
Type 1 Excludes
bleb associated endophthalmitis (H59.4-)
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| H44.00 | Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis |
| H44.001 | Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, right eye |
| H44.002 | Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, left eye |
| H44.003 | Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, bilateral |
| H44.009 | Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, unspecified eye |
| H44.01 | Panophthalmitis (acute) |
| H44.011 | Panophthalmitis (acute), right eye |
| H44.012 | Panophthalmitis (acute), left eye |
| H44.013 | Panophthalmitis (acute), bilateral |
| H44.019 | Panophthalmitis (acute), unspecified eye |
| H44.02 | Vitreous abscess (chronic) |
| H44.021 | Vitreous abscess (chronic), right eye |
| H44.022 | Vitreous abscess (chronic), left eye |
| H44.023 | Vitreous abscess (chronic), bilateral |
| H44.029 | Vitreous abscess (chronic), unspecified eye |