H44.2Degenerative myopia
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
May be used as the primary diagnosis
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Complete code in the classification
Use when the diagnosis matches and no exclusion applies.
- Chapter VII
- Diseases of the eye and adnexa
- Group H43-H45
- Disorders of vitreous body and globe
- Official Vietnamese name
- Cận thị thoái hóa
Related H44 codes
H44
Disorders of globe
H44.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Purulent endophthalmitis
H44.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other endophthalmitis
H44.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other degenerative disorders of globe
H44.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Hypotony of eye
H44.5
Primary diagnosis candidate
Degenerated conditions of globe
H44.6
Primary diagnosis candidate
Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic
H44.7
Primary diagnosis candidate
Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic
H44.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other disorders of globe
H44.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Disorder of globe, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
