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FY2027

S05.5 — Penetrating wound with foreign body of eyeball

Not billable

Is S05.5 billable?

No — S05.5 is a non-billable header code. S05.5 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 9 billable codes beneath S05.5.

S05.5 at a glance

CodeS05.5
DescriptionPenetrating wound with foreign body of eyeball
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is S05.5 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to S05.5. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Foreign body › anterior chamber
  • Foreign body › ciliary body
  • Foreign body › intraocular
  • Foreign body › retina
  • Foreign body › vitreous
  • Puncture › eyeball › with foreign body
  • Wound, open › ocular › eyeball › with foreign body
  • Injury › eyeball › penetrating › with › foreign body

Excludes2 — not included here

The conditions below are not part of S05.5, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S05.5 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • retained (old) intraocular foreign body (H44.6-, H44.7)

Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19

Report an additional code alongside S05.5 to fully describe the condition. S05.5 is sequenced first.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 19

The conditions below are not part of S05.5, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S05.5 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • birth trauma (P10-P15)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S00-S09

The conditions below are not part of S05.5, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S05.5 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • effects of foreign body in ear (T16)
  • effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)
  • effects of foreign body in mouth NOS (T18.0)
  • effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1)
  • effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)
  • effects of foreign body on external eye (T15.-)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S05

The conditions below are not part of S05.5, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S05.5 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • 2nd cranial [optic] nerve injury (S04.0-)
  • 3rd cranial [oculomotor] nerve injury (S04.1-)
  • open wound of eyelid and periocular area (S01.1-)
  • orbital bone fracture (S02.1-, S02.3-, S02.8-)
  • superficial injury of eyelid (S00.1-S00.2)

Code also — inherited from S00-S09

Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether S05.5 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.

  • for any associated infection

What codes fall under S05.5? (3)

How long has S05.5 existed?

S05.5 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.

What other codes are in the S05 family? (9)