T15

ICD-10Non-billable category

Foreign body on external eye

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Foreign body on external eye

T15 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.

Excludes2

Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.

  • 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-)

7th character

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T15

Permitted 7th characters

Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

More specific codes under T15

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Source

ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.

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