ICD-10-CM Code H05.5
Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code H05.5 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of H05.5 that describes the diagnosis 'retained (old) fb following penetrating wound of orbit' in more detail.
- H05.5 Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE H05.50 Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of unspecified orbit
- BILLABLE H05.51 Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of right orbit
- BILLABLE H05.52 Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of left orbit
- BILLABLE H05.53 Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of bilateral orbits
Coding Notes for H05.5 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Retrobulbar foreign body
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Additional Code Note:
Use Additional Code
Use Additional Code note means a second code must be used in conjunction with this code. Codes with this note are Etiology codes and must be followed by a Manifestation code or codes. - Code to identify the type of retained foreign body See code Z18.-
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Current penetrating wound of orbit - instead, use code S05.4-
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Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here." - Retained foreign body of eyelid - instead, use code H02.81-
- Retained intraocular foreign body (H44.6-, H44.7-) - instead, use code H44.6-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'H05.5 - Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code H05.5. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: H05 - Disorders of orbit