Section
H44.2
Degenerative myopia
Hierarchy
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H00-H59 Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
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H43-H44 Disorders of vitreous body and globe (H43-H44)
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H44 Disorders of globe
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H44.2 Degenerative myopia
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H44.20 Degenerative myopia, unspecified eye
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H44.21 Degenerative myopia, right eye
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H44.22 Degenerative myopia, left eye
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H44.23 Degenerative myopia, bilateral
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H44.2A Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization
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H44.2B Degenerative myopia with macular hole
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H44.2C Degenerative myopia with retinal detachment
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H44.2D Degenerative myopia with foveoschisis
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H44.2E Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy
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Notes
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Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
Inclusion Terms
H44.2
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Malignant myopia
Includes
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disorders affecting multiple structures of eye
Excludes 2
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certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
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complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
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congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- Q00-Q99 Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
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endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
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injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
- S05 Injury of eye and orbit
- S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- C00-D49 Neoplasms (C00-D49)
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symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)