ICD-10-CM
H05.5
Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit
- Kind
- Header. Not a billable code.
- Category
- H05
Codes under H05.5
A header groups codes and is not billed. A billable code is one you can report.
- H05.50Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of unspecified orbitBillable
- H05.51Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of right orbitBillable
- H05.52Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of left orbitBillable
- H05.53Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of bilateral orbitsBillable
It's the public CDC file. Check the official guidelines before you code.
Excludes1
Excludes1 means these codes are not reported together.
Excludes2
Excludes2 means the other condition can be reported with this one when both are documented.
- H02.81-Retained foreign body of eyelid
- retained intraocular foreign body (H44.6-, H44.7-)