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T16 Non-Billable Code

Foreign body in ear

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

includes
  • foreign body in auditory canal
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 T16

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

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

  • T16.1 - Foreign body in right ear Billable
  • T16.2 - Foreign body in left ear Billable
  • T16.9 - Foreign body in ear, unspecified ear Billable

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