T15.90

Non-billable

Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified, unspecified eye

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Additional Information

From parent codes: S00-T88 (Chapter 19)

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom S00-T88

Excludes1 means 'NOT CODED HERE!' An Excludes1 note indicates mutually exclusive codes: two conditions that cannot be reported together.

birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Use Additional CodeFrom S00-T88

The 'use additional code' note instructs that a secondary code should be added to provide more detail.

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

More Specific Codes (6)

T15.9Foreign body on external eye, part unspecifiedCategory→T15.91Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified, right eyeCategory→T15.92Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified, left eyeCategory→T15.90XAForeign body on external eye, part unspecified, unspecified eye (initial encounter)Billable→T15.90XDForeign body on external eye, part unspecified, unspecified eye (subsequent encounter)Billable→T15.90XSForeign body on external eye, part unspecified, unspecified eye (sequela)Billable→

Chapter Information

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Range: S00-T88

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Related ICD-10 Codes

More specific codes for T15.90

Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified

Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified, right eye

Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified, left eye

Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified, unspecified eye (initial encounter)

Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified, unspecified eye (subsequent encounter)

Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified, unspecified eye (sequela)