ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

T15

Foreign body on external eye

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.

Excludes2

foreign body in penetrating wound of orbit and eye ball ( S05.4- , S05.5- )

Excludes2

open wound of eyelid and periocular area ( S01.1- )

Excludes2

retained foreign body in eyelid ( H02.8- )

Excludes2

retained (old) foreign body in penetrating wound of orbit and eye ball ( H05.5- , H44.6- , H44.7- )

Excludes2

superficial foreign body of eyelid and periocular area ( S00.25- )

7th Character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T15

7th Character

A - initial encounter

7th Character

D - subsequent encounter

7th Character

S - sequela

4 codes under T15

How T15 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

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