ICD-10-CM 2027
ICD-10 code for intraocular foreign body
From the official ICD-10-CM alphabetic index entry “Foreign body › intraocular”. Page updated September 29, 2026.
About coding intraocular foreign body
The ICD-10-CM code for intraocular foreign body is S05.5 (Penetrating wound with foreign body of eyeball). The official index lists 16 more specific codes, so check the documentation for details such as type, cause, site or severity before settling on S05.5.
Within S05 (injury of eye and orbit), S05.5 is specifically for penetrating wound with foreign body of eyeball. Related codes cover injury of conjunctiva and corneal abrasion without foreign body (S05.0), 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 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.
The conditions in its Excludes2 note aren't part of S05.5, but may be coded alongside it if the patient has both: retained (old) intraocular foreign body (H44.6-, H44.7).
More specific intraocular foreign body codes (official index)
- old, retained (nonmagnetic) H44.70 — Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic
- anterior chamber H44.71 — Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in anterior chamber
- ciliary body H44.72 — Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in iris or ciliary body
- iris H44.72 — Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in iris or ciliary body
- lens H44.73 — Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in lens
- magnetic H44.60 — Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic
- anterior chamber H44.61 — Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in anterior chamber
- ciliary body H44.62 — Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in iris or ciliary body
- iris H44.62 — Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in iris or ciliary body
- lens H44.63 — Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in lens
- posterior wall H44.64 — Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in posterior wall of globe
- specified site NEC H44.69 — Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic, in other or multiple sites
- vitreous body H44.65 — Retained (old) magnetic foreign body in vitreous body
- posterior wall H44.74 — Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe
- specified site NEC H44.79 — Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sites
- vitreous body H44.75 — Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous body
Common questions about intraocular foreign body ICD-10 codes
What is the ICD-10 code for intraocular foreign body?
- S05.5 — Penetrating wound with foreign body of eyeball (a header code; report a more specific subcode). More specific codes apply when the documentation supports them: H44.70, H44.71, H44.72, H44.72 and others below.
Is S05.5 billable?
- No. S05.5 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.