2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H44.002

Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis, left eye

• H44.002 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
• The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM H44.002 became effective on October 1, 2023.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H44.002 – other international versions of ICD-10 H44.002 may differ.

The following code(s) above H44.002 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to H44.002:

• H00-H59  Diseases of the eye and adnexa
• H44  Disorders of globe
• H44.0  Purulent endophthalmitis

Approximate Synonyms

• Acute endophthalmitis of left eye
• Left acute endophthalmitis (eye condition)
• Left chronic endophthalmitis
• Left endophthalmitis
• Left ocular infection
• Left purulent endophthalmitis
• Left purulent endophthalmitis (eye condition)

ICD-10-CM H44.002 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

• 121 Acute major eye infections with cc/mcc
• 122 Acute major eye infections without cc/mcc

Convert H44.002 to ICD-9-CMCode History

• 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
• 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
• 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
• 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
• 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
• 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
• 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
• 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
• 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change