T15-T19 ICD-10-CM Code: Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice
Billing Status: NO. This is a clinician non-billable / parent hierarchy grouping in the ICD-10-CM system.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T15-T19). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for T15-T19 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- foreign body accidentally left in operation wound (T81.5-) Compare T15-T19 vs T81.5 →
- foreign body in penetrating wound - See open wound by body region
- residual foreign body in soft tissue (M79.5) Compare T15-T19 vs M79.5 →
- splinter, without open wound - See superficial injury by body region
Use Additional Code
Supplementary codes the tabular list directs you to add.
- Use additional code, if known, for foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice (W44.-)
Change history
No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2016 baseline of the change ledger.
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to T15-T19 in its code family, with their registry titles.