2025
ICD-10-CM
Section

T15-T19 Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice

  • Non-billable
  • 2016–2025

Use additional code

  • Code, if known, for foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice (W44.-)

Type 2 excludes

  • 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

Codes

Versions

  1. 2025

    No changes

  2. 2024

    Code changed

    • Use additional code

        • code, if known, for foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice (W44.-)
  3. 2023

    No changes

  4. 2022

    No changes

  5. 2021

    No changes

  6. 2020

    No changes

  7. 2019

    No changes

  8. 2018

    No changes

  9. 2017

    No changes

  10. 2016

    New code