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T15.10 vs T15.11

T15.10 (Foreign body in conjunctival sac, unspecified eye) compared with T15.11 (Foreign body in conjunctival sac, right eye), from the official CMS tabular data. T15.10 and T15.11 code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

T15.10
Unspecified
Foreign body in conjunctival sac, unspecified eye
T15.11
Right
Foreign body in conjunctival sac, right eye

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)

Can these codes be reported together?

Same condition, opposite side. T15.10 and T15.11 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.

Side by side

T15.10Foreign body in conjunctival sac, unspecified eyeT15.11Foreign body in conjunctival sac, right eye
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: T15.10XA, T15.10XD, T15.10XS

Non-billable header

Report instead: T15.11XA, T15.11XD, T15.11XS

ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
DefinitionForeign body in conjunctival sac, unspecified eye is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T15.10).Foreign body in conjunctival sac, right eye is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T15.11).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T15The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T15
Use additional code
code, if known, for foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice (W44.-)
code, if known, for foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice (W44.-)

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources