ICD-10-CM code "T15.01": Foreign body in cornea, right eye (2024)

Overview

ICD-10 CodeT15.01
DescriptionForeign body in cornea, right eye
Hierarchy
  1. Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  2. Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19)
  3. Foreign body on external eye (T15)
  4. Foreign body in cornea (T15.0)
  5. Foreign body in cornea, right eye (T15.01)
Billable statusICD-10-CM Billable code

Excludes

  1. Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

    Type 1birth trauma (P10-P15)

    Type 1obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

  2. Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19)

    Type 2foreign body accidentally left in operation wound (T81.5-)

    Type 2foreign body in penetrating wound - See open wound by body region

    Type 2residual foreign body in soft tissue (M79.5)

    Type 2splinter, without open wound - See superficial injury by body region

  3. Foreign body on external eye (T15)

    Type 2foreign body in penetrating wound of orbit and eye ball (S05.4-, S05.5-)

    Type 2open wound of eyelid and periocular area (S01.1-)

    Type 2retained foreign body in eyelid (H02.8-)

    Type 2retained (old) foreign body in penetrating wound of orbit and eye ball (H05.5-, H44.6-, H44.7-)

    Type 2superficial foreign body of eyelid and periocular area (S00.25-)

  4. Foreign body in cornea (T15.0)
  5. Foreign body in cornea, right eye (T15.01)

Includes

  1. Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  2. Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19)
  3. Foreign body on external eye (T15)
  4. Foreign body in cornea (T15.0)
  5. Foreign body in cornea, right eye (T15.01)