H05.5 Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit

Coding Notes

Active
Non-billable / Non-specific, not valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

Additional

code to identify the type of retained foreign body (Z18.-)

Type 1 Excludes

current penetrating wound of orbit (S05.4-)

Tyoe 2 Excludes

retained foreign body of eyelid (H02.81-)
retained intraocular foreign body (H44.6-, H44.7-)

Applicable To

Retrobulbar foreign body

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Code Title
H00-H59 Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
H00-H05 Disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit (H00-H05)
H05 Disorders of orbit
H05.5 Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit
Use Additional
code to identify the type of retained foreign body (Z18.-)

Type 1 Excludes
current penetrating wound of orbit (S05.4-)

Type 2 Excludes
retained foreign body of eyelid (H02.81-)
retained intraocular foreign body (H44.6-, H44.7-)

Applicable to
Retrobulbar foreign body

H05.50 Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of unspecified orbit
H05.51 Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of right orbit
H05.52 Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of left orbit
H05.53 Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of bilateral orbits