ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
H44.2Degenerative myopia
H44.2 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 9 more specific codes beneath it.
Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About H44.2
H44.2 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for degenerative myopia. It belongs to category H44 (disorders of globe), block H43-H44 (disorders of vitreous body and globe) and chapter 7 (diseases of the eye and adnexa). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 9 subcodes must be used instead.
Within H44 (disorders of globe), H44.2 is specifically for degenerative myopia. Related codes cover purulent endophthalmitis (H44.0), other endophthalmitis (H44.1), other and unspecified degenerative disorders of globe (H44.3), hypotony of eye (H44.4), degenerated conditions of globe (H44.5), retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic (H44.6), retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic (H44.7), other disorders of globe (H44.8) and 1 more.
To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: H44.20 (unspecified eye), H44.21 (right eye), H44.22 (left eye), H44.23 (bilateral), H44.2A (with choroidal neovascularization), H44.2B (with macular hole), H44.2C (with retinal detachment), H44.2D (with foveoschisis) and 1 more.
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
Specific codes under H44.2
- H44.20Degenerative myopia, unspecified eyeBillable
- H44.21Degenerative myopia, right eyeBillable
- H44.22Degenerative myopia, left eyeBillable
- H44.23Degenerative myopia, bilateralBillable
- H44.2ADegenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization
- H44.2A1Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization, right eyeBillable
- H44.2A2Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization, left eyeBillable
- H44.2A3Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization, bilateralBillable
- H44.2A9Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization, unspecified eyeBillable
- H44.2BDegenerative myopia with macular hole
- H44.2CDegenerative myopia with retinal detachment
- H44.2DDegenerative myopia with foveoschisis
- H44.2EDegenerative myopia with other maculopathy
Coding notes
- Malignant myopia
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to H44.2.
› From H44 Disorders of globe
- disorders affecting multiple structures of eye
Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 7: Diseases of the eye and adnexa.
Alphabetic index entries
10 entriesTerms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to H44.2.
- Change (s) (in) (of) › retina › myopic
- Chorioretinitis › progressive myopia (degeneration)
- Disorder (of) › globe › degenerative › myopia
- Fuchs' › black spot (myopic)
- Myopia (axial) (congenital) › malignant
- Myopia (axial) (congenital) › pernicious
- Myopia (axial) (congenital) › progressive high (degenerative)
- Spots, spotting (in) (of) › Fuchs' black (myopic)
- Syndrome › Terry's
- Terry's syndrome
Codes whose notes reference H44.2
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about H44.2
Is H44.2 billable?
- No. H44.2 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.