2025 ICD-10-CM code T15.02XS
Foreign body in cornea, left eye, sequela.
Medical necessity for the use of T15.02XS rests on the demonstrable link between the current condition and the past injury involving a foreign body in the left cornea. The documentation should clearly establish that the present symptoms or findings are a direct sequela of the prior event and require ongoing medical attention or affect the patient's quality of life.
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- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19)
In simple words: This code describes the long-term effects of a foreign object that was previously lodged in the cornea of the left eye.
Foreign body in cornea, left eye, sequela.
Example 1: A patient presents with blurred vision and discomfort in their left eye, several months after a metal shard was removed from their cornea. Examination reveals corneal scarring, a sequela of the initial injury. T15.02XS is used to code the current condition., A patient who had a wood splinter removed from their left cornea a year prior now experiences recurrent corneal erosions. The ongoing issue is attributed to the original injury. T15.02XS is used to document the sequela., A patient experiences chronic pain and sensitivity to light in their left eye following a corneal abrasion caused by a foreign body years ago. The persistent symptoms are a direct result of the past injury, and T15.02XS is applied.
Detailed medical history including the original incident, date of injury, type of foreign body, treatment received, and resolution of the initial injury. Documentation of current symptoms, clinical findings like corneal scarring or persistent inflammation, and their link to the previous corneal foreign body.
** Excludes1: birth trauma (P10-P15), obstetric trauma (O70-O71). Excludes2: 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.
- Specialties:Ophthalmology
- Place of Service:Office, Outpatient Hospital, Inpatient Hospital (if sequela requires admission)