H05.5

Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit

Non-billableCategory

Code Hierarchy

H05H05.5

Chapter: 7. Diseases of the eye and adnexa

Section: H00-H05 - Disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit

Coding Guidelines

Inclusion Terms

Retrobulbar foreign body

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with H05.5

current penetrating wound of orbit (S05.4-)

Excludes2 (Not Included Here)

These conditions are not part of this code but may be reported additionally if documented

retained foreign body of eyelid (H02.81-)
retained intraocular foreign body (H44.6-, H44.7-)

Use Additional Code

code to identify the type of retained foreign body (Z18.-)

Specific Codes (4)

H05.50Billable

Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of unspecified orbit

H05.51Billable

Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of right orbit

H05.52Billable

Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of left orbit

H05.53Billable

Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of bilateral orbits

Related Codes

H05.0Category

Acute inflammation of orbit

H05.1Category

Chronic inflammatory disorders of orbit

H05.2Category

Exophthalmic conditions

H05.3Category

Deformity of orbit

H05.4Category

Enophthalmos

H05.8Category

Other disorders of orbit

H05.9Billable

Unspecified disorder of orbit