S05.5

Non-Billable

ChapterS00–T88

Ranksubcategory

Official Description

Penetrating wound with foreign body of eyeball

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).

Instructional Notes

Excludes2(Not included here)

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

General instructions are available for the parent sections:

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Clinical Hierarchy

CH19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

S00-S09Injuries to the head (S00-S09)

S05Injury of eye and orbit

S05.5Penetrating wound with foreign body of eyeball

S05.50Penetrating wound with foreign body of unspecified eyeball

S05.51Penetrating wound with foreign body of right eyeball

S05.52Penetrating wound with foreign body of left eyeball

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to S05.5:

categoryS05

Injury of eye and orbit

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blockS00-S09

Injuries to the head (S00-S09)

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chapterCH19

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to S05.5. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

8 raw paths

Foreign body5 unique routes

anterior chamber (eye)→S05.5

ciliary body (eye)→S05.5

intraocular→S05.5

retina→S05.5

vitreous (humor)→S05.5

Injury1 unique routes

eyeball

penetrating

with

foreign body→S05.5