T15.00XS

Foreign body in cornea, unspecified eye, sequela

Billable / specificPOA exempt

T15.00XS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

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.

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

birth trauma (P10-P15) (from T15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from T15)
foreign body accidentally left in operation wound (T81.5-) (from T15)
foreign body in penetrating wound - See open wound by body region (from T15)
residual foreign body in soft tissue (M79.5) (from T15)
splinter, without open wound - See superficial injury by body region (from T15)
foreign body in penetrating wound of orbit and eye ball (S05.4-, S05.5-) (from T15)
open wound of eyelid and periocular area (S01.1-) (from T15)
retained foreign body in eyelid (H02.8-) (from T15)
retained (old) foreign body in penetrating wound of orbit and eye ball (H05.5-, H44.6-, H44.7-) (from T15)
superficial foreign body of eyelid and periocular area (S00.25-) (from T15)

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-) (from T15)
code, if known, for foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice (W44.-) (from T15)

The 7th character values that apply to this code (defined at T15). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.