H05.50 (Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of unspecified orbit) compared with H05.52 (Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of left orbit), from the official CMS tabular data. H05.50 and H05.52 code the same condition on opposite sides.
Same condition; these differ only in which side is documented.
These codes share a category and title and differ only in the side affected. The documentation decides which applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.
Source: ICD-10-CM tabular list (laterality variant derived from the code title)
Same condition, opposite side. H05.50 and H05.52 name the same condition on opposite sides of the body.
Same category and title, differing only in which side is affected — the documentation decides which one applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.
| H05.50Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of unspecified orbit | H05.52Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of left orbit | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Billable |
| Classification | H00-H59 — Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (H00-H59) | H00-H59 — Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (H00-H59) |
| Definition | Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of unspecified orbit is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (H05.50). | Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of left orbit is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (H05.52). |
| Use additional code | code to identify the type of retained foreign body (Z18.-) | code to identify the type of retained foreign body (Z18.-) |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources