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ICD-10 diagnosis code

T15.0 Foreign body in cornea

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T15.0 is the ICD-10 code for Foreign body in cornea. It is a four-character subcategory of T15 (Foreign body on external eye), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block T15–T19 (Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XIX · S00–T98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

T15.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

T15.0Främmande kropp i kornea

NorwayICD-10-NO

T15.0Fremmedlegeme i hornhinne

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DT150Fremmedlegeme i cornea

FinlandICD-10-FI

T15.0Sarveiskalvon vierasesine

GermanyICD-10-GM

T15.0Fremdkörper in der Kornea

FranceICD-10-FR

T15.0Corps étranger dans la cornée

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T15.0corpus alienum in cornea

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T15.00XAForeign body in cornea, unspecified eye, initial encounter
  • T15.00XDForeign body in cornea, unspecified eye, subsequent encounter
  • T15.00XSForeign body in cornea, unspecified eye, sequela
  • T15.01XAForeign body in cornea, right eye, initial encounter
  • T15.01XDForeign body in cornea, right eye, subsequent encounter
  • T15.01XSForeign body in cornea, right eye, sequela
  • T15.02XAForeign body in cornea, left eye, initial encounter
  • T15.02XDForeign body in cornea, left eye, subsequent encounter
  • and 1 more national subcodes

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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