T15-T19

Non-Billable
ChapterS00–T88
Rankblock
Official Description

Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19)

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88).

CH19 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here)
Use Additional Code
  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

Instructional Notes

Excludes2(Not included here)
  • foreign body accidentally left in operation wound (T81.5-)
  • foreign body in penetrating wound - See open wound by body region
  • residual foreign body in soft tissue (M79.5)
  • splinter, without open wound - See superficial injury by body region
Use Additional Code
  • code, if known, for foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice (W44.-)

Clinical Hierarchy

CH19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
T15-T19Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19)
T15Foreign body on external eye
T16Foreign body in ear
T17Foreign body in respiratory tract
T18Foreign body in alimentary tract
T19Foreign body in genitourinary tract

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to T15-T19:

chapterCH19
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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