H05.5
Header — not billableRetained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit
The ICD-10 code for retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit is H05.5.
H05.5 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- current penetrating wound of orbit (S05.4-)
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Retrobulbar foreign body
Use additional code
This code represents an underlying condition. When a related manifestation is also present, coding convention calls for an additional code to be listed after this one.
- code to identify the type of retained foreign body (Z18.-)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •If the associated manifestation or related condition noted above is also documented, an additional code should be reported alongside this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under H05.5
- H05.50Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of unspecified orbit
- H05.51Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of right orbit
- H05.52Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of left orbit
- H05.53Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of bilateral orbits
Related codes in this category
- H05.0Acute inflammation of orbitnon-billable header
- H05.1Chronic inflammatory disorders of orbitnon-billable header
- H05.2Exophthalmic conditionsnon-billable header
- H05.3Deformity of orbitnon-billable header
- H05.4Enophthalmosnon-billable header
- H05.8Other disorders of orbitnon-billable header
- H05.9Unspecified disorder of orbit
- H05.5Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbitnon-billable header