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T15 Non-Billable Code

Foreign body on external eye

Chapter Classification

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

Section Detail

T15-T19 Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19)

Coding Guidelines & Notes

excludes2
  • foreign body in penetrating wound of orbit and eye ball (S05.4-, S05.5-)
  • open wound of eyelid and periocular area (S01.1-)
  • retained foreign body in eyelid (H02.8-)
  • retained (old) foreign body in penetrating wound of orbit and eye ball (H05.5-, H44.6-, H44.7-)
  • superficial foreign body of eyelid and periocular area (S00.25-)
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 T15

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

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

  • T15.0 - Foreign body in cornea
  • T15.1 - Foreign body in conjunctival sac
  • T15.8 - Foreign body in other and multiple parts of external eye
  • T15.9 - Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified

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