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S05 - Injury of eye and orbit


The ICD 10 Code for Injury of eye and orbit is listed as S05.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: S05
Description: Injury of eye and orbit
  • Includes: open wound of eye and orbit
  • Excludes2: 2nd cranial [optic] nerve injury (S04.0-)
  • 3rd cranial [oculomotor] nerve injury (S04.1-)
  • open wound of eyelid and periocular area (S01.1-)
  • orbital bone fracture (S02.1-, S02.3-, S02.8-)
  • superficial injury of eyelid (S00.1-S00.2)
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S05
  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S05:
S05.0 - Injury of conjunctiva and corneal abrasion without foreign body
S05.1 - Contusion of eyeball and orbital tissues
S05.2 - Ocular laceration and rupture with prolapse or loss of intraocular tissue
S05.3 - Ocular laceration without prolapse or loss of intraocular tissue
S05.4 - Penetrating wound of orbit with or without foreign body
S05.5 - Penetrating wound with foreign body of eyeball
S05.6 - Penetrating wound without foreign body of eyeball
S05.7 - Avulsion of eye
S05.8 - Other injuries of eye and orbit
S05.9 - Unspecified injury of eye and orbit