T15-T19

Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice

Block coding notes

Excludes 1 never together · Excludes 2 may co-exist

Excludes 2

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

Use additional

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

Codes in this block

392 codes

Billableusable codeNon-billableheader / grouping codeRisk-adjusting

Official Guidelines for T15-T19

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