Instruction Source: T15.81XS
Fb in oth and multiple parts of external eye, r eye, sequela
Instruction Source: T15.81
Foreign body in other and multiple parts of external eye, right eye
Instruction Source: T15.8
Foreign body in other and multiple parts of external eye
Instruction Source: T15
Foreign body on external eye
Excludes 2 (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 (old) foreign body in penetrating wound of orbit and eye ball (H05.5-, H44.6-, H44.7-)
- retained foreign body in eyelid (H02.8-)
- superficial foreign body of eyelid and periocular area (S00.25-)
Instruction Source: T15-T19
Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19)
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- 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
Instruction Source: S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Clinical 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