S05

Injury of eye and orbit

Requires 7th character

S05 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

  • injuries of ear
  • injuries of eye
  • injuries of face [any part]
  • injuries of gum
  • injuries of jaw
  • injuries of oral cavity
  • injuries of palate
  • injuries of periocular area
  • injuries of scalp
  • injuries of temporomandibular joint area
  • injuries of tongue
  • injuries of tooth
  • open wound of eye and orbit
  • Note: Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
  • Note: The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • birth trauma (P10-P15)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • effects of foreign body in ear (T16)
  • effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)
  • effects of foreign body in mouth NOS (T18.0)
  • effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1)
  • effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)
  • effects of foreign body on external eye (T15.-)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
  • 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)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • for any associated infection

7th character

This code requires a 7th character. Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.

CharacterMeaning
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

More specific codes S05

  • S05.0Injury of conjunctiva and corneal abrasion without foreign bodyNeeds 7th char
  • S05.1Contusion of eyeball and orbital tissuesNeeds 7th char
  • S05.2Ocular laceration and rupture with prolapse or loss of intraocular tissueNeeds 7th char
  • S05.3Ocular laceration without prolapse or loss of intraocular tissueNeeds 7th char
  • S05.4Penetrating wound of orbit with or without foreign bodyNeeds 7th char
  • S05.5Penetrating wound with foreign body of eyeballNeeds 7th char
  • S05.6Penetrating wound without foreign body of eyeballNeeds 7th char
  • S05.7Avulsion of eyeNeeds 7th char
  • S05.8Other injuries of eye and orbitNeeds 7th char
  • S05.9Unspecified injury of eye and orbitNeeds 7th char

Related codes

  • S00Superficial injury of headNeeds 7th char
  • S01Open wound of headNeeds 7th char
  • S02Fracture of skull and facial bonesNeeds 7th char
  • S03Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of headNeeds 7th char
  • S04Injury of cranial nerveNeeds 7th char
  • S06Intracranial injuryNeeds 7th char
  • S07Crushing injury of headNeeds 7th char
  • S08Avulsion and traumatic amputation of part of headNeeds 7th char
  • S09Other and unspecified injuries of headNeeds 7th char

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