H44.021 is the authoritative medical code for Vitreous abscess chronic, right eye. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for vitreous abscess chronic, right eye (ICD-10-CM H44.021), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Vitreous abscess chronic, right eye is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code H44.021. Includes: disorders affecting multiple structures of eye. Excludes1 (not coded here): bleb associated endophthalmitis H59.4-. Use additional code: code to identify organism.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for H44.021 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Includes
Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.
- disorders affecting multiple structures of eye
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- bleb associated endophthalmitis H59.4-
Use Additional Code
Supplementary codes the tabular list directs you to add.
- code to identify organism
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with H44.021?
Per official ICD-10-CM Excludes1 instructions, H44.021 must not be reported together with: bleb associated endophthalmitis (H59.4-).
Is an additional code needed with H44.021?
Use additional code(s) to specify: code to identify organism.
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to H44.021 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- H44 — Disorders of globe
- H44.0 — Purulent endophthalmitis
- 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
View all 40 codes in the H44 family