T15.80XA (Foreign body in other and multiple parts of external eye, unspecified eye, initial encounter) compared with T15.82XA (Foreign body in other and multiple parts of external eye, left eye, initial encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. T15.80XA and T15.82XA code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived
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. T15.80XA and T15.82XA 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.
| T15.80XAForeign body in other and multiple parts of external eye, unspecified eye, initial encounter | T15.82XAForeign body in other and multiple parts of external eye, left eye, initial encounter | |
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| Billing status | Billable | Billable |
| Classification | S00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes | S00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes |
| Definition | Foreign body in other and multiple parts of external eye, unspecified eye, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (T15.80A). | Foreign body in other and multiple parts of external eye, left eye, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (T15.82A). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T15 | The 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