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
T16- Foreign body in ear
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T16

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T16

Foreign body in ear

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Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

T16 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM T16 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of T16 - other international versions of ICD-10 T16 may differ.

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foreign body in auditory canal

The following code(s) above T16 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 T16:

S00-T88
2023 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
2023 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

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
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to T16:

Type 2 Excludes: Z03.82

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z03.82
Encounter for observation for suspected foreign body ruled out
Type 1 Excludes
- retained foreign body (Z18.-)
- retained foreign body in eyelid (H02.81)
- residual foreign body in soft tissue (M79.5)
Type 2 Excludes
- confirmed foreign body ingestion or aspiration including:
- foreign body in alimentary tract (T18)
- foreign body in ear (T16)
- foreign body on external eye (T15)
- foreign body in respiratory tract (T17)

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To T16

T15.90XD …… subsequent encounter

T15.90XS …… sequela

T15.91 Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified, right eye

T15.91XA …… initial encounter

T15.91XD …… subsequent encounter

T15.91XS …… sequela

T15.92 Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified, left eye

T15.92XA …… initial encounter

T15.92XD …… subsequent encounter

T15.92XS …… sequela

T16 Foreign body in ear

T16.1 Foreign body in right ear

T16.1XXA …… initial encounter

T16.1XXD …… subsequent encounter

T16.1XXS …… sequela

T16.2 Foreign body in left ear

T16.2XXA …… initial encounter

T16.2XXD …… subsequent encounter

T16.2XXS …… sequela

T16.9 Foreign body in ear, unspecified ear

T16.9XXA …… initial encounter

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

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T16

Foreign body in ear

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice

Encounter for observation for suspected foreign body ruled out