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
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