T15 Foreign body on external eye

Category / Non-billable header 16 subcodes

Block: Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19)

Excludes 2 (not included here)

  • foreign body in penetrating wound of orbit and eye ball (S05.4-, S05.5-)
  • open wound of eyelid and periocular area (S01.1-)
  • retained foreign body in eyelid (H02.8-)
  • retained (old) foreign body in penetrating wound of orbit and eye ball (H05.5-, H44.6-, H44.7-)
  • superficial foreign body of eyelid and periocular area (S00.25-)

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
T15..0 Foreign body in cornea No
T15..00 Foreign body in cornea, unspecified eye No
T15..01 Foreign body in cornea, right eye No
T15..02 Foreign body in cornea, left eye No
T15..1 Foreign body in conjunctival sac No
T15..10 Foreign body in conjunctival sac, unspecified eye No
T15..11 Foreign body in conjunctival sac, right eye No
T15..12 Foreign body in conjunctival sac, left eye No
T15..8 Foreign body in other and multiple parts of external eye No
T15..80 Foreign body in other and multiple parts of external eye, unspecified eye No
T15..81 Foreign body in other and multiple parts of external eye, right eye No
T15..82 Foreign body in other and multiple parts of external eye, left eye No
T15..9 Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified No
T15..90 Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified, unspecified eye No
T15..91 Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified, right eye No
T15..92 Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified, left eye No

Last reviewed: September 2026