T15-T19
Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice
Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19) is a block within ICD-10-CM Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes. It holds 5 categories.
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 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
Use additional code
Report an additional code to identify the associated condition.
- code, if known, for foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice (W44.-)
Categories in T15-T19
- T15Foreign body on external eyecategory
- T16Foreign body in earcategory
- T17Foreign body in respiratory tractcategory
- T18Foreign body in alimentary tractcategory
- T19Foreign body in genitourinary tractcategory
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.