ICD-10-CM Codes
S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
T15-T19 Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice
T15- Foreign body on external eye

2018 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T15.00

Foreign body in cornea, unspecified eye

2016

2017

2018

Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

T15.00 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2018 edition of ICD-10-CM T15.00 became effective on October 1, 2017.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of T15.00 - other international versions of ICD-10 T15.00 may differ.

The following code(s) above T15.00 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to T15.00:

S00-T88
2018 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Note
- 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
Type 1 Excludes
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Use Additional
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
T15-T19
2018 ICD-10-CM Range T15-T19
Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice
Type 2 Excludes
- 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
Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice
T15
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T15
Foreign body on external eye
Type 2 Excludes
- 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-)
Foreign body on external eye

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To T15.00

T14.90 Injury, unspecified

T14.90XA …… initial encounter

T14.90XD …… subsequent encounter

T14.90XS …… sequela

T14.91 Suicide attempt

T14.91XA …… initial encounter

T14.91XD …… subsequent encounter

T14.91XS …… sequela

T15 Foreign body on external eye

T15.0 Foreign body in cornea

T15.00 Foreign body in cornea, unspecified eye

T15.00XA …… initial encounter

T15.00XD …… subsequent encounter

T15.00XS …… sequela

T15.01 Foreign body in cornea, right eye

T15.01XA …… initial encounter

T15.01XD …… subsequent encounter

T15.01XS …… sequela

T15.02 Foreign body in cornea, left eye

T15.02XA …… initial encounter

T15.02XD …… subsequent encounter

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.