ICD-10-CM Code S05.4
Penetrating wound of orbit with or without foreign body
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 S05.4 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of S05.4 that describes the diagnosis 'penetrating wound of orbit with or without foreign body' in more detail.
Coding Notes for S05.4 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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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 (old) foreign body following penetrating wound in orbit - instead, use code H05.5-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S05.4 - Penetrating wound of orbit with or without foreign body'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S05.4. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: S05 - Injury of eye and orbit