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ICD-10-CM 2027

ICD-10 code for cornea abrasion

S05.0

Injury of conjunctiva and corneal abrasion without foreign body

Header — needs a more specific code

From the official ICD-10-CM alphabetic index entry “Abrasion › cornea”. Page updated September 29, 2026.

About coding cornea abrasion

The ICD-10-CM code for cornea abrasion is S05.0 (Injury of conjunctiva and corneal abrasion without foreign body).

Within S05, choose S05.0 (Injury of conjunctiva and corneal abrasion without foreign body) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: contusion of eyeball and orbital tissues (S05.1), ocular laceration and rupture with prolapse or loss of intraocular tissue (S05.2), ocular laceration without prolapse or loss of intraocular tissue (S05.3), penetrating wound of orbit with or without foreign body (S05.4), penetrating wound with foreign body of eyeball (S05.5), penetrating wound without foreign body of eyeball (S05.6), avulsion of eye (S05.7), other injuries of eye and orbit (S05.8) and 1 more.

Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.

Don't report S05.0 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: foreign body in conjunctival sac (T15.1) and foreign body in cornea (T15.0).

Don't confuse with (Excludes1 for S05.0)

  • foreign body in conjunctival sac (T15.1)
  • foreign body in cornea (T15.0)

Common questions about cornea abrasion ICD-10 codes

What is the ICD-10 code for cornea abrasion?

S05.0 — Injury of conjunctiva and corneal abrasion without foreign body (a header code; report a more specific subcode).

Is S05.0 billable?

No. S05.0 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.