T15.9 Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applies from T15 Foreign body on external eye

Excludes2 (not included here)

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

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T15

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Codes under T15.9

• T15.90 Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified, unspecified eye
• T15.91 Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified, right eye
• T15.92 Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified, left eye

Code annotations containing back-references to T15.9

Back-references to T15

• Type 2 Excludes: Z03.82 Encounter for observation for suspected foreign body ruled out ("foreign body on external eye (T15)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Z18 Retained foreign body fragments ("foreign body entering through orifice (T15-T19)")

Diagnosis Index entries for T15.9

• Foreign body › entering through orifice › eye (external) NOS

Nearby codes

• T15.81XS Foreign body in other and multiple parts of external eye, right eye, sequela
• T15.82 Foreign body in other and multiple parts of external eye, left eye
• T15.82XA Foreign body in other and multiple parts of external eye, left eye, initial encounter
• T15.82XD Foreign body in other and multiple parts of external eye, left eye, subsequent encounter
• T15.82XS Foreign body in other and multiple parts of external eye, left eye, sequela
• T15.9 Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified (this code)
• T15.90 Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified, unspecified eye
• T15.90XA Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified, unspecified eye, initial encounter
• T15.90XD Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified, unspecified eye, subsequent encounter
• T15.90XS Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified, unspecified eye, sequela
• T15.91 Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified, right eye