T15

Kind

Header. Not a billable code.

Chapter

19. Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences

A header groups codes and is not billed. A billable code is one you can report.

• T15.0Foreign body in corneaHeader
• T15.1Foreign body in conjunctival sacHeader
• T15.8Foreign body in other and multiple parts of external eyeHeader
• T15.9Foreign body on external eye, part unspecifiedHeader

Excludes2 means the other condition can be reported with this one when both are documented.

• foreign body in penetrating wound of orbit and eye ball (S05.4-, S05.5-)
• S01.1-Open wound of eyelid and periocular area
• H02.8-Retained foreign body in eyelid
• retained (old) foreign body in penetrating wound of orbit and eye ball (H05.5-, H44.6-, H44.7-)
• S00.25-Superficial foreign body of eyelid and periocular area