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H05.5

Non-Billable (Header)

Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • current penetrating wound of orbit (S05.4-)

Excludes 2 — Not included here, may code separately

  • 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.-)

Child Codes

H05.50Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of unspecified orbit
H05.51Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of right orbit
H05.52Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of left orbit
H05.53Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of bilateral orbits

Code Hierarchy

└H05Disorders of orbit└H05.5Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit
└H05.5Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit

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