Complete ICD-10-CM coding and documentation guide for icd-10 coding for high myopia includes clinical validation requirements, medical necessity guidelines, and coding policies.
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Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for High Myopia
Use ICD-10 code H44.21 for degenerative myopia, right eye, ensuring proper documentation in clinical notes.
Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis
Retinal detachment
Use when retinal detachment is a complication of degenerative myopia.
High myopia is coded as H44.2x for degenerative cases and H52.1x for non-degenerative cases.
Degenerative myopia is coded as H44.2x, requiring documentation of axial length >32.5 mm and fundus abnormalities.