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ICD-10 diagnosis code

T15.9 Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified

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T15.9 is the ICD-10 code for Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified. 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

T15.9 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

T15.9Främmande kropp i ögats yttre delar med ospecificerad lokalisation

NorwayICD-10-NO

T15.9Fremmedlegeme i uspesifisert del av fremre del av øye

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DT159Fremmedlegeme på øjets ydre overflade UNS

FinlandICD-10-FI

T15.9Silmän määrittämättömän ulkoisen osan vierasesine

GermanyICD-10-GM

T15.9Fremdkörper im äußeren Auge, Teil nicht näher bezeichnet

FranceICD-10-FR

T15.9Corps étranger dans la partie externe de l'œil, sans précision

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T15.9corpus alienum op uitwendige oog, deel niet-gespecificeerd

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T15.90XAForeign body on external eye, part unspecified, unspecified eye, initial encounter
  • T15.90XDForeign body on external eye, part unspecified, unspecified eye, subsequent encounter
  • T15.90XSForeign body on external eye, part unspecified, unspecified eye, sequela
  • T15.91XAForeign body on external eye, part unspecified, right eye, initial encounter
  • T15.91XDForeign body on external eye, part unspecified, right eye, subsequent encounter
  • T15.91XSForeign body on external eye, part unspecified, right eye, sequela
  • T15.92XAForeign body on external eye, part unspecified, left eye, initial encounter
  • T15.92XDForeign body on external eye, part unspecified, 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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