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ICD-10-CM Codes
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S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
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T15-T19
Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice
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T16-
Foreign body in ear
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2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T16.2XXD
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T16.2XXD
Foreign body in left ear, subsequent encounter
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
- T16.2XXD is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM T16.2XXD became effective on October 1, 2021.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of T16.2XXD - other international versions of ICD-10 T16.2XXD may differ.
The following code(s) above
T16.2XXD 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
T16.2XXD:
- S00-T88
2022 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesNote- 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 to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes - T15-T19
2022 ICD-10-CM Range T15-T19
Effects of foreign body entering through natural orificeType 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 - T16
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T16
Foreign body in ear
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Includes- foreign body in auditory canal
Foreign body in ear
Present On AdmissionPOA Help
"Present On Admission" is defined as present at the time the order for inpatient admission occurs — conditions that develop during an outpatient encounter, including emergency department, observation, or outpatient surgery, are considered POA.
- T16.2XXD is considered exempt from POA reporting.
ICD-10-CM T16.2XXD is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0):
- 949 Aftercare with cc/mcc
- 950 Aftercare without cc/mcc
Convert T16.2XXD to ICD-9-CM
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
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To T16.2XXD
T16.1 Foreign body in right ear
T16.2 Foreign body in left ear
T16.2XXD
…… subsequent encounter
T16.9 Foreign body in ear, unspecified ear
T17 Foreign body in respiratory tract
T17.0 Foreign body in nasal sinus
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.