S05.1
Header — not billableContusion of eyeball and orbital tissues
The ICD-10 code for contusion of eyeball and orbital tissues is S05.1.
S05.1 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
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.
- Traumatic hyphema
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.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- S05.0Injury of conjunctiva and corneal abrasion without foreign bodynon-billable header
- S05.2Ocular laceration and rupture with prolapse or loss of intraocular tissuenon-billable header
- S05.3Ocular laceration without prolapse or loss of intraocular tissuenon-billable header
- S05.4Penetrating wound of orbit with or without foreign bodynon-billable header
- S05.5Penetrating wound with foreign body of eyeballnon-billable header
- S05.6Penetrating wound without foreign body of eyeballnon-billable header
- S05.7Avulsion of eyenon-billable header
- S05.8Other injuries of eye and orbitnon-billable header
- S05.9Unspecified injury of eye and orbitnon-billable header
- S05.1Contusion of eyeball and orbital tissuesnon-billable header