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H05.51

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

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A foreign object remains in the right eye socket following a penetrating wound.

Coding Tips

  • •Confirm documentation indicates retained (old) foreign body, not acute penetrating wound
  • •Verify laterality is right; use H05.52 for left orbit or H05.53 for bilateral

Code Hierarchy

└H05Disorders of orbit└H05.5Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit└H05.51Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of right orbit
└H05.51Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of right orbit

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