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ICD-10-CM Code for Vitreous abscess (chronic) H44.02

ICD-10 code H44.02 for Vitreous abscess (chronic) is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the eye and adnexa .

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Official Long Descriptor

Vitreous abscess (chronic)

H44.0

Excludes1: bleb associated endophthalmitis (H59.4-)

Use additional code to identify organism

H44

Includes: disorders affecting multiple structures of eye

 
H44.02 Vitreous abscess (chronic)
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Vitreous abscess (chronic), right eye
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Vitreous abscess (chronic), left eye
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Vitreous abscess (chronic), bilateral
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Vitreous abscess (chronic), unspecified eye

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