ICD-10-CM · Chapter 19 · S00-T88
T15 Foreign body on external eye
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