H44.51 is the authoritative medical code for Absolute glaucoma. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for absolute glaucoma (ICD-10-CM H44.51), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: NO. This is a clinician non-billable / parent hierarchy grouping in the ICD-10-CM system.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Absolute glaucoma is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code H44.51. A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission. Includes: disorders affecting multiple structures of eye.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for H44.51 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
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Can H44.51 be billed directly?
No. H44.51 (Absolute glaucoma) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.
Codes in This Family (40)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as H44.51, 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
- H44.013 — Panophthalmitis (acute), bilateral
- H44.019 — Panophthalmitis (acute), unspecified eye
- H44.02 — Vitreous abscess (chronic)
- H44.021 — Vitreous abscess (chronic), right eye
- H44.022 — Vitreous abscess (chronic), left eye
- H44.023 — Vitreous abscess (chronic), bilateral
- H44.029 — Vitreous abscess (chronic), unspecified eye
- H44.1 — Other endophthalmitis
- H44.11 — Panuveitis
- H44.111 — Panuveitis, right eye
- H44.112 — Panuveitis, left eye
- H44.113 — Panuveitis, bilateral
- H44.119 — Panuveitis, unspecified eye
- H44.12 — Parasitic endophthalmitis, unspecified
- H44.121 — Parasitic endophthalmitis, unspecified, right eye
- H44.122 — Parasitic endophthalmitis, unspecified, left eye
- H44.123 — Parasitic endophthalmitis, unspecified, bilateral
- H44.129 — Parasitic endophthalmitis, unspecified, unspecified eye
- H44.13 — Sympathetic uveitis
- H44.131 — Sympathetic uveitis, right eye
- H44.132 — Sympathetic uveitis, left eye
- H44.133 — Sympathetic uveitis, bilateral
- H44.139 — Sympathetic uveitis, unspecified eye
- H44.19 — Other endophthalmitis
- H44.2 — Degenerative myopia
- H44.20 — Degenerative myopia, unspecified eye
- H44.21 — Degenerative myopia, right eye
- H44.22 — Degenerative myopia, left eye
- H44.23 — Degenerative myopia, bilateral
- H44.2A — Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization
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ICD Code H47.51
Disorders of visual pathways in (due to) inflammatory disorders