H57.8A1 — Foreign body sensation, right eye
Is H57.8A1 billable?
Yes — H57.8A1 is billable for FY2027. H57.8A1 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. H57.8A1 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
H57.8A1 at a glance
| Code | H57.8A1 |
|---|---|
| Description | Foreign body sensation, right eye |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does H57.8A1 group to?
H57.8A1 sits in MDC 02 and helps define the logic of 2 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 124Other Disorders of the Eye with MCC or Thrombolytic Agentmedical
- 125Other Disorders of the Eye without MCCmedical
How is H57.8A1 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under H57.8A, the nearest indexed parent of H57.8A1. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.
- Sensation › foreign body › eye
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 7
The conditions below are not part of H57.8A1, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H57.8A1 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)
How long has H57.8A1 existed?
H57.8A1 first appears in FY2024.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.