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H44.2E ICD-10-CM Code: Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy

Billing Status: NO. This is a clinician non-billable / parent hierarchy grouping in the ICD-10-CM system.

Coding at a Glance

Tabular directives
1 inclusion term

Coding instructions

Official Tabular Instructional Notes: the inclusion, exclusion and sequencing notes published for H44.2E in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list, quoted as published.

Source: CMS/CDC — ICD-10-CM Tabular ListRelease: FY2026Effective: October 1, 2025

Notes without a marker are published on H44.2E itself; “inherited from” names the category or block whose note applies here.

Includes

Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.

  • disorders affecting multiple structures of eye

Source: inherited from H44

Coder workflow for H44.2E

MedCoder structured workflow — derived from this code’s own official record

Before you code H44.2E

  1. H44.2E is not reportable as written. Select the more specific code beneath it that the documentation supports. Codes are reported to the highest level of specificity the classification provides (Guidelines I.B.2).

    ReviewH44.2E1, H44.2E2, H44.2E3, H44.2E9

    See the relationships section · Guide: How to choose an ICD-10-CM code →

  2. H44.2E’s title joins a condition with an associated condition or complication. Confirm each component is documented. Where the classification presumes the link through the “with” convention, only a provider statement that the conditions are unrelated defeats it. A combination code is assigned only when it fully identifies the documented conditions; a required second code for the stage, type or manifestation is still reported when the notes ask for it (Guidelines I.B.9, I.A.15).

    Guide: Combination codes →

Choose the right path

  1. Does the documentation support one of the more specific codes beneath H44.2E?
    Yes → Select that code and continue the checks below on its own page.
    No → H44.2E cannot be reported as written; query for the specificity its subcategory needs.

    ReviewH44.2E1, H44.2E2, H44.2E3, H44.2E9

Consider H44.2E. Then confirm the code is valid for the date of service in the Verify section.

Documentation check

The provider’s diagnostic statement
Codes are assigned from the provider’s documented diagnosis, not from clinical criteria, test values or a medication list (Guidelines I.A.19).
The associated condition or complication
Whether the associated condition the title names is documented; the “with” convention presumes some links, and a provider statement that the conditions are unrelated defeats it (Guidelines I.A.15).

Coding decision scenarios

Pattern scenarios for this code’s structure — decision rules, not clinical cases

Documentation: Only one of the components this code’s title joins is documented.

Coding question: Is H44.2E supported?

Path: Review the code for the documented component on its own.

Reason: A combination code is assigned only when it fully identifies the documented conditions; otherwise the documented component takes its own code (Guidelines I.B.9).

Every row is derived from this code’s own record — its title, tabular notes, 7th-character family and same-category siblings — with fixed MedCoder wording; nothing is inferred about a patient. The official notes and guideline text are in the sections each row links to, and they control.

Code Overview

Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (H44.2E). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission.

MedCoder summary Summary composed by MedCoder from this code's official ICD-10-CM record. The tabular instructional notes themselves appear verbatim below.

Verify Before Coding

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim in Claim Check.

Relationships & Classification

MedCoder structured relationships — computed from published CMS and AHRQ datasets

Other codes that name H44.2E or its code family, from the CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes. Tabular-note edges are stored at the code family level that carries each note.

Referenced by 1 Excludes1 note: H52.1 — Myopia (via H44.2.-).

These codes’ tabular lists mark this diagnosis as mutually exclusive — not reported together unless the conditions are documented as unrelated.

Referenced by 1 Excludes2 note: H15.8 — Other disorders of sclera (via H44.2.-).

These codes’ tabular lists name this diagnosis as distinct — both may be reported when both are documented.

Related Codes

Same Index main term, other category

The ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries files this code under the main terms “Myopia”, “Change”, “Spots, spotting”, …; these codes share that main term but sit in a different category of the Tabular List.

F07.0 — Personality change due to known physiological condition (personality, due to, general medical condition), F44.4 — Conversion disorder with motor symptom or deficit (voice, psychogenic), F60.89 — Other specific personality disorders (personality, secondary), F68.8 — Other specified disorders of adult personality and behavior (personality), H18.30 — Unspecified corneal membrane change (corneal membrane), H18.31 — Folds and rupture in Bowman's membrane (corneal membrane, Bowman's membrane fold or rupture), H18.32 — Folds in Descemet's membrane (corneal membrane, Descemet's membrane, fold), H18.33 — Rupture in Descemet's membrane (corneal membrane, Descemet's membrane, rupture), H18.51 — Endothelial corneal dystrophy (dystrophy), H35.9 — Unspecified retinal disorder (retina), H52.1 — Myopia, I73.9 — Peripheral vascular disease, unspecified (vasomotor), I78.1 — Nevus, non-neoplastic (ruby), I99.9 — Unspecified disorder of circulatory system (vascular), J34.3 — Hypertrophy of nasal turbinates (hypertrophic, turbinate, nasal), J34.89 — Other specified disorders of nose and nasal sinuses (hypertrophic, nasal sinus), J38.7 — Other diseases of larynx (hyperplastic larynx), J39.8 — Other specified diseases of upper respiratory tract (hypertrophic, upper respiratory tract), K00.8 — Other disorders of tooth development (color, tooth, teeth, during formation), K03.7 — Posteruptive color changes of dental hard tissues (color, tooth, teeth, posteruptive), +47 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of H44.2E in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Run H44.2E with these 2 related codes in Claim Check

Hierarchy

Referenced by Excludes1 notes

  • H52.1 — Myopia[Excludes1](via H44.2.-): “degenerative myopia (H44.2-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026

Referenced by Excludes2 notes

Nearest codes (40)

Change history

Common coding questions

Can H44.2E be billed directly?

No. H44.2E (Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.

Sources for this page

Codes, titles, notes, index terms and mappings on this page are transcribed from the datasets below. Relationships MedCoder computed and text MedCoder wrote are labelled where they appear.

Code, title, tabular notes and index terms Official source data
CMS/CDC ICD-10-CM FY2026 tabular list, index and tables, effective October 1, 2025 Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Claim edits Official source data
CMS Definitions of Medicare Code Edits — v43.1 (April 2026) Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Change history and date-of-service validity Official source data
CMS ICD-10-CM release addenda, ingested release by release into the change ledger Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Comparisons, relationships and the contextual map MedCoder structured relationship
Computed by MedCoder from the tabular notes and tables above; every derived relationship is marked as derived where it appears
Summary and FAQ answers MedCoder explanation
Written by MedCoder to explain the sources above: drafted with AI assistance, checked by a person against the release files, and labelled as MedCoder text where it appears. Not official text.

Labels on this page: Official source data · MedCoder structured relationship · MedCoder explanation. How to read the labels · All data sources and release dates

Cite this page

Reference this page in a research guide, syllabus or article. The release is included because code content changes each year.

MedCoder.ai. "H44.2E — Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy." ICD-10-CM FY2026. https://medcoder.ai/icd10/code/h44.2e-degenerative-myopia-with-other-maculopathy

Change history

  • FY2018 — October 1, 2017
    Added to the code set
    Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy
    FY2018 changes

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to H44.2E in its code family, with their registry titles.

View all codes in the H44 family