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H44.691 vs H44.699

H44.691 (Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites, right eye) compared with H44.699 (Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites, unspecified eye), from the official CMS tabular data. H44.691 and H44.699 code the same condition on opposite sides.

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Laterality relationship

H44.691
Right
Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites, right eye
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H44.699
Unspecified
Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites, unspecified eye

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)

Can these codes be reported together?

Same condition, opposite side. H44.691 and H44.699 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.

Side by side

H44.691Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites, right eyeH44.699Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites, unspecified eye
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationH00-H59 — Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (H00-H59)H00-H59 — Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (H00-H59)
DefinitionRetained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites, right eye is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (H44.691).Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites, unspecified eye is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (H44.699).
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)
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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