DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

T15 Foreign body on external eye

  • Header · not billable
  • Codes take a 7th character

T15 is not billable. The category heads 36 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 4 subdivisions. Its codes take a 7th character, so none is complete with fewer than 7 characters.

Index → code

  • Foreign bodycornea → T15.0-
  • Foreign bodyconjunctival sac → T15.1-
  • Foreign bodyentering through orificeeye (external) NOS → T15.9-

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 19 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  2. T15-T19 Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19)
  3. T15 Foreign body on external eye
Billable codes
36
Subdivisions
4
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
4

Codes in T15

  1. T15.0
    Foreign body in cornea
    Header
  2. T15.00
    Foreign body in cornea, unspecified eye +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  3. T15.01
    Foreign body in cornea, right eye +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  4. T15.02
    Foreign body in cornea, left eye +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  5. T15.1
    Foreign body in conjunctival sac
    Header
  6. T15.10
    Foreign body in conjunctival sac, unspecified eye +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  7. T15.11
    Foreign body in conjunctival sac, right eye +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  8. T15.12
    Foreign body in conjunctival sac, left eye +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  9. T15.8
    Foreign body in other and multiple parts of external eye
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Foreign body in lacrimal punctum
  10. T15.80
    Foreign body in other and multiple parts of external eye, unspecified eye +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  11. T15.81
    Foreign body in other and multiple parts of external eye, right eye +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  12. T15.82
    Foreign body in other and multiple parts of external eye, left eye +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  13. T15.9
    Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified
    Header
  14. T15.90
    Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified, unspecified eye +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  15. T15.91
    Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified, right eye +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  16. T15.92
    Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified, left eye +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters

Sources of each column. Rows marked +7th need a 7th character: pick one to build the full code; its code card has its own flags.

Instructions

At T15

Excludes2

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

Notes that also apply

Block T15-T19 instructions (Excludes2 4, Use additional code 1): printed on the block page.

Chapter 19 instructions (Notes 2, Excludes2 2, Use additional code 1): printed on the chapter 19 page.

7th characters

7th characters for T15 defined here

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T15

7th characters for T15
7thMeaning (NCHS)
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

A code that takes a 7th character is invalid without it; the placeholder X fills a code shorter than 6 characters (Official Guidelines I.A.5). How 7th characters work.

Index entries

  • Foreign bodycornea → T15.0-
  • Foreign bodyconjunctival sac → T15.1-
  • Foreign bodyentering through orificeeye (external) NOS → T15.9-
  • Foreign bodyentering through orificeeye (external) NOSspecified part NEC → T15.8-

NCHS Alphabetic Index. Index first, then the Tabular List.

Hierarchy