T15.11

Foreign body in conjunctival sac, right eye

Requires 7th character

T15.11 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.

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)

This code requires a 7th character (defined at T15). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.

T15.11XAForeign body in conjunctival sac, right eye, initial encounterBillable
T15.11XDForeign body in conjunctival sac, right eye, subsequent encounterBillable
T15.11XSForeign body in conjunctival sac, right eye, sequelaBillable