ICD-10-CM 2027
ICD-10 code for orbit foreign body
From the official ICD-10-CM alphabetic index entry “Foreign body › orbit”. Page updated September 29, 2026.
About coding orbit foreign body
The ICD-10-CM code for orbit foreign body is S05.4 (Penetrating wound of orbit with or without foreign body). The official index lists 1 more specific code, so check the documentation for details such as type, cause, site or severity before settling on S05.4.
Within S05, choose S05.4 (Penetrating wound of orbit with or without foreign body) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: 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 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.
The conditions in its Excludes2 note aren't part of S05.4, but may be coded alongside it if the patient has both: retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound in orbit (H05.5-).
More specific orbit foreign body codes (official index)
- old, retained H05.5 — Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit
Common questions about orbit foreign body ICD-10 codes
What is the ICD-10 code for orbit foreign body?
- S05.4 — Penetrating wound of orbit with or without foreign body (a header code; report a more specific subcode). More specific codes apply when the documentation supports them: H05.5.
Is S05.4 billable?
- No. S05.4 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.