T15 - Foreign body on external eye

The ICD 10 Code for Foreign body on external eye is listed as T15.
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:	T15
Description:	Foreign body on external eye Excludes2: 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-) The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T15 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 T15:
T15.0 - Foreign body in cornea
T15.1 - Foreign body in conjunctival sac
T15.8 - Foreign body in other and multiple parts of external eye
T15.9 - Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified