T15.0
Foreign body in cornea
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where T15.0 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- T15 Parent Foreign body on external eye
- T15.0 This code Foreign body in cornea
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
Excludes2
foreign body in penetrating wound of orbit and eye ball ( S05.4- , S05.5- )
Inherited from T15 — Foreign body on external eye
Excludes2
open wound of eyelid and periocular area ( S01.1- )
Inherited from T15 — Foreign body on external eye
Excludes2
retained foreign body in eyelid ( H02.8- )
Inherited from T15 — Foreign body on external eye
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T15
Inherited from T15 — Foreign body on external eye
More Specific Codes
3 codes under T15.0
Version History
How T15.0 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentForeign body in cornea
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedForeign body in cornea
Related Codes
Other codes under T15
Codes whose official notes reference T15.0
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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