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ICD-10/T15.80XA

T15.80XA ICD-10-CM Code: Foreign body in other and multiple parts of external eye, unspecified eye, initial encounter

Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.

Inpatient Payment Groups (MS-DRG)

MS-DRGs this diagnosis helps define, as principal or secondary, per the CMS ICD-10-CM/PCS MS-DRG Definitions Manual v43.0 (FY2026), Appendix B.

  • MS-DRG 124 — OTHER DISORDERS OF THE EYE WITH MCC OR THROMBOLYTIC AGENT (MDC 02)
  • MS-DRG 125 — OTHER DISORDERS OF THE EYE WITHOUT MCC (MDC 02)

A diagnosis appearing in a group's logic does not by itself determine the DRG assigned to a stay; the grouper uses the full claim.

Code Set: Valid FY2026 and FY2027. FY2026 took effect October 1, 2025.

Official Registry Overview & 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).

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for T15.80XA 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 in penetrating wound of orbit and eye ball (S05.4-, S05.5-)
  • open wound of eyelid and periocular area (S01.1-)
  • retained foreign body in eyelid (H02.8-)
  • retained (old) foreign body in penetrating wound of orbit and eye ball (H05.5-, H44.6-, H44.7-)
  • superficial foreign body of eyelid and periocular area (S00.25-)
  • foreign body accidentally left in operation wound (T81.5-)
  • foreign body in penetrating wound - See open wound by body region
  • residual foreign body in soft tissue (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.-)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Does T15.80XA require a 7th character?

Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T15.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to T15.80XA in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • T15.12XA — Foreign body in conjunctival sac, left eye, initial encounter
  • T15.12XD — Foreign body in conjunctival sac, left eye, subsequent encounter
  • T15.12XS — Foreign body in conjunctival sac, left eye, sequela
  • T15.8 — Foreign body in other and multiple parts of external eye
  • T15.80 — Foreign body in other and multiple parts of external eye, unspecified eye
  • T15.80XD — Foreign body in other and multiple parts of external eye, unspecified eye, subsequent encounter
  • T15.80XS — Foreign body in other and multiple parts of external eye, unspecified eye, sequela
  • T15.81 — Foreign body in other and multiple parts of external eye, right eye
  • T15.81XA — Foreign body in other and multiple parts of external eye, right eye, initial encounter
  • T15.81XD — Foreign body in other and multiple parts of external eye, right eye, subsequent encounter

View all codes in the T15 family