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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T16
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T16
Foreign body in ear
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 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:
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:
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To T16
T15.91 Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified, right eye
T15.92 Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified, left eye
T16
Foreign body in ear
T16.1 Foreign body in right ear
T16.2 Foreign body in left ear
T16.9 Foreign body in ear, unspecified ear
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.