H44.2 vs H52.1

H44.2 (Degenerative myopia) compared with H52.1 (Myopia), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. H52.1 carries an Excludes1 note covering H44.2: “degenerative myopia (H44.2-)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

	H44.2Degenerative myopia	H52.1Myopia
Billing status	Non-billable header Report instead: H44.20, H44.21, H44.22, H44.23, H44.2A1	Non-billable header Report instead: H52.10, H52.11, H52.12, H52.13
Classification	H00-H59 — Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (H00-H59)	H00-H59 — Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (H00-H59)
Definition	Degenerative myopia is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (H44.2).	Myopia is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (H52.1).
Includes	disorders affecting multiple structures of eye Malignant myopia	—

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Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources