S05.3
Ocular laceration without prolapse or loss of intraocular tissue
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 16 never code together
S05code
S00-S09block
Excludes2
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)T20-T32
- effects of foreign body in ear (T16)T16
- effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)T17.3
- effects of foreign body in mouth NOS (T18.0)T18.0
- effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1)T17.0-T17.1
- effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)T17.2
- effects of foreign body on external eye (T15.-)T15.-
- frostbite (T33-T34)T33-T34
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)T63.4
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
7th character 3
A initial encounter
D subsequent encounter
S sequela
Instructional notes 18
S05.3code
Inclusion terms
- Laceration of eye NOS
S05code
Includes
- open wound of eye and orbit
S00-S09block
Includes
- injuries of ear
- injuries of eye
- injuries of face [any part]
- injuries of gum
- injuries of jaw
- injuries of oral cavity
- injuries of palate
- injuries of periocular area
- injuries of scalp
- injuries of temporomandibular joint area
- injuries of tongue
- injuries of tooth
Code also
- for any associated infection
S00-T88chapter
Notes
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Use additional code
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)Z18.-
Index entries leading here 3
Alongside this code 9 same parent — S05
S05.0 Injury of conjunctiva and corneal abrasion w/o foreign body category S05.1 Contusion of eyeball and orbital tissues category S05.2 Ocular lac/rupt w prolapse or loss of intraocular tissue category S05.4 Penetrating wound of orbit with or without foreign body category S05.5 Penetrating wound with foreign body of eyeball category S05.6 Penetrating wound without foreign body of eyeball category S05.7 Avulsion of eye category S05.8 Other injuries of eye and orbit category S05.9 Unspecified injury of eye and orbit category
Subordinate codes 3
Additional references
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