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S05 Non-Billable Code

Injury of eye and orbit

Chapter Classification

Chapter 19 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Section Detail

S00-S09 Injuries to the head (S00-S09)

Coding Guidelines & Notes

includes
  • open wound of eye and orbit
excludes2
  • 2nd cranial [optic] nerve injury (S04.0-)
  • 3rd cranial [oculomotor] nerve injury (S04.1-)
  • open wound of eyelid and periocular area (S01.1-)
  • orbital bone fracture (S02.1-, S02.3-, S02.8-)
  • superficial injury of eyelid (S00.1-S00.2)
sevenChrDef
  • {'char': 'A', 'text': 'initial encounter'}
  • {'char': 'D', 'text': 'subsequent encounter'}
  • {'char': 'S', 'text': 'sequela'}
sevenChrNote
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S05

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.

  • S05.0 - Injury of conjunctiva and corneal abrasion without foreign body
  • S05.1 - Contusion of eyeball and orbital tissues
  • S05.2 - Ocular laceration and rupture with prolapse or loss of intraocular tissue
  • S05.3 - Ocular laceration without prolapse or loss of intraocular tissue
  • S05.4 - Penetrating wound of orbit with or without foreign body
  • S05.5 - Penetrating wound with foreign body of eyeball
  • S05.6 - Penetrating wound without foreign body of eyeball
  • S05.7 - Avulsion of eye
  • S05.8 - Other injuries of eye and orbit
  • S05.9 - Unspecified injury of eye and orbit

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