T16 is the ICD-10 code for Foreign body in ear. It is a three-character category that is not subdivided further. 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
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What T16 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Auditory canal
T16 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
T16Fremmedlegeme i øre
DT16Fremmedlegeme i øre
- DT169Fremmedlegeme i øre UNS
T16Korvan vierasesine
T16Fremdkörper im Ohr
T16Corps étranger dans l'oreille
T16corpus alienum in oor
Listed through more specific codes:
- T16.1XXAForeign body in right ear, initial encounter
- T16.1XXDForeign body in right ear, subsequent encounter
- T16.1XXSForeign body in right ear, sequela
- T16.2XXAForeign body in left ear, initial encounter
- T16.2XXDForeign body in left ear, subsequent encounter
- T16.2XXSForeign body in left ear, sequela
- T16.9XXAForeign body in ear, unspecified ear, initial encounter
- T16.9XXDForeign body in ear, unspecified ear, 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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