H44.621 (Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in iris or ciliary body, right eye) compared with H44.629 (Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in iris or ciliary body, unspecified eye), from the official CMS tabular data. H44.621 and H44.629 code the same condition on opposite sides.
Same condition; these differ only in which side is documented.
These codes share a category and title and differ only in the side affected. The documentation decides which applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.
Source: ICD-10-CM tabular list (laterality variant derived from the code title)
Same condition, opposite side. H44.621 and H44.629 name the same condition on opposite sides of the body.
Same category and title, differing only in which side is affected — the documentation decides which one applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.
| H44.621Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in iris or ciliary body, right eye | H44.629Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in iris or ciliary body, unspecified eye | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Billable |
| Classification | H00-H59 — Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (H00-H59) | H00-H59 — Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (H00-H59) |
| Definition | Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in iris or ciliary body, right eye is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (H44.621). | Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in iris or ciliary body, unspecified eye is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (H44.629). |
| Includes | disorders affecting multiple structures of eye | disorders affecting multiple structures of eye |
| Use additional code | code to identify magnetic foreign body (Z18.11) | code to identify magnetic foreign body (Z18.11) |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources