S05.5 - Penetrating wound with foreign body of eyeball

  • Applicable to Penetrating wound with foreign body of eyeball
  • The 2025 edition of ICD10-CM S05.5 became effective on October 1, 2024.
  • This is the American ICD10-CM version of S05.5 - other international versions of ICD10 S05.5 may differ.
  • S05.5 is a Non-Billable / Non-Specific ICD10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • S05.5 Code should not be used for billing or reimbursement purposes as there are multiple ICD-10 CM codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
  • S05.5 - Penetrating wound with foreign body of eyeball
    • S05.5 - Penetrating wound with foreign body of eyeball
    • S05.50 - Penetrating wound with foreign body of unspecified eyeball
    • S05.51 - Penetrating wound with foreign body of right eyeball
    • S05.52 - Penetrating wound with foreign body of left eyeball

Type 2 Excludes

  • retained (old) intraocular foreign body (H44.6-, H44.7)

The following codes above S05.5 contain annotation back-references that may be applicable to S05.5:

Chapter: S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Section: S00-S09 Injuries to the head

Category: S05 Injury of eye and orbit

        
Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

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