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ICD-10-CM Code H05.5
Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit

NON-BILLABLE
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-10 from 2011 - 2016

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.


Coding Notes for H05.5 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

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
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.-
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-
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

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