Effective from
- First observed
Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016code to identify the type of retained foreign body (Z18.-)
current penetrating wound of orbit (S05.4-)
congenital malformation of orbit (Q10.7)
For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
No recorded change since first observation
Effective from
Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
Retrobulbar foreign body
current penetrating wound of orbit (S05.4-)
code to identify the type of retained foreign body (Z18.-)
Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition
congenital malformation of orbit (Q10.7)
H05.50Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of unspecified orbitBillable / specificH05.51Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of right orbitBillable / specificH05.52Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of left orbitBillable / specificH05.53Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of bilateral orbitsBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| H05.0 | Acute inflammation of orbit | Category · further specificity required |
| H05.1 | Chronic inflammatory disorders of orbit | Category · further specificity required |
| H05.2 | Exophthalmic conditions | Category · further specificity required |
| H05.3 | Deformity of orbit | Category · further specificity required |
| H05.4 | Enophthalmos | Category · further specificity required |
| H05.8 | Other disorders of orbit | Category · further specificity required |
| H05.9 | Unspecified disorder of orbit | Billable / specific |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗
Excludes 2 · retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit (H05.5-)
Excludes 2 · retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit (H05.5-)
Excludes 2 · retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound in orbit (H05.5-)
Excludes 2 · retained (old) foreign body in penetrating wound of orbit and eye ball (H05.5-, H44.6-, H44.7-)