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H44.0 - Purulent endophthalmitis


The ICD 10 Code for Purulent endophthalmitis is listed as H44.0.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: H44.0
Description: Purulent endophthalmitis
  • Use additional code to identify organism
  • Excludes1: bleb associated endophthalmitis (H59.4-)
Chapter Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
Block Disorders of vitreous body and globe (H43-H44)
Parent H44 - Disorders of globe
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of H44.0:
H44.00 - Unspecified purulent endophthalmitis
H44.01 - Panophthalmitis (acute)
H44.02 - Vitreous abscess (chronic)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of H44.0:
H44.1 - Other endophthalmitis
H44.2 - Degenerative myopia
H44.3 - Other and unspecified degenerative disorders of globe
H44.4 - Hypotony of eye
H44.5 - Degenerated conditions of globe
H44.6 - Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic
H44.7 - Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic
H44.8 - Other disorders of globe
H44.9 - Unspecified disorder of globe