T15.1
Foreign body in conjunctival sac
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 7 never code together
T15code
Excludes2
- foreign body in penetrating wound of orbit and eye ball (S05.4-, S05.5-)S05.4-S05.5-
- open wound of eyelid and periocular area (S01.1-)S01.1-
- retained foreign body in eyelid (H02.8-)H02.8-
- retained (old) foreign body in penetrating wound of orbit and eye ball (H05.5-, H44.6-, H44.7-)H05.5-H44.6-H44.7-
- superficial foreign body of eyelid and periocular area (S00.25-)S00.25-
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 3
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 1
- Foreign body
- conjunctival sac T15.1
Alongside this code 3 same parent — T15
Subordinate codes 3
Additional references
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