T16.9XXA Foreign body in ear, unspecified ear, initial encounter
Instructional Notes:
T16.9XXA Description: Foreign body in ear, unspecified ear, initial encounter ↓
T16.9 Description: Foreign body in ear, unspecified ear ↓
T16 Description: Foreign body in ear Include:
foreign body in auditory canal
↓
T15-T19 Description: Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19) Exclude2:
foreign body accidentally left in operation wound (T81.5-)
foreign body in penetrating wound - See open wound by body region
residual foreign body in soft tissue (M79.5)
splinter, without open wound - See superficial injury by body region
Use Additional Code:
code, if known, for foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice (W44.-)
↓
S00-T88 Description: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes Exclude2:
birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Notes:
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
Use Additional Code:
code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)