Penetrating wound with foreign body of right eyeball, sequela
Billable / specificPOA exempt
S05.51XS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from S05)
- 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.
- retained (old) intraocular foreign body (H44.6-, H44.7) (from S05.5)
- birth trauma (P10-P15) (from S05)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from S05)
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32) (from S05)
- effects of foreign body in ear (T16) (from S05)
- effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3) (from S05)
- effects of foreign body in mouth NOS (T18.0) (from S05)
- effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1) (from S05)
- effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2) (from S05)
- effects of foreign body on external eye (T15.-) (from S05)
- frostbite (T33-T34) (from S05)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) (from S05)
- 2nd cranial [optic] nerve injury (S04.0-) (from S05)
- 3rd cranial [oculomotor] nerve injury (S04.1-) (from S05)
- open wound of eyelid and periocular area (S01.1-) (from S05)
- orbital bone fracture (S02.1-, S02.3-, S02.8-) (from S05)
- superficial injury of eyelid (S00.1-S00.2) (from S05)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
Code also
An additional code may be needed.
- for any associated infection (from S05)
7th character
The 7th character values that apply to this code (defined at S05). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.
| Character | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
Parent code
- S05.51Penetrating wound with foreign body of right eyeballNeeds 7th char