Emergency: 119
AMDA-IMIC

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

Non-billable header

← H05 — Disorders of orbit Chapter 7: H00-H59

Includes

  • Retrobulbar foreign body

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • current penetrating wound of orbit (S05.4-)

Excludes 2 (not included here)

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

Use Additional Code

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

Last reviewed: September 2026