Granulomatous uveitis which follows in one eye after a penetrating injury to the other eye; the secondarily affected eye is called the sympathizing eye, and the injured eye is called the exciting or activating eye.
H44.13 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM H44.13 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H44.13 – other international versions of ICD-10 H44.13 may differ.