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H05.5 - Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit


The ICD 10 Code for Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit is listed as H05.5.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: H05.5
Description: Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit
  • Retrobulbar foreign body
  • Use additional code to identify the type of retained foreign body (Z18.-)
  • Excludes1: current penetrating wound of orbit (S05.4-)
  • Excludes2: retained foreign body of eyelid (H02.81-)
  • retained intraocular foreign body (H44.6-, H44.7-)
Chapter Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
Block Disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit (H00-H05)
Parent H05 - Disorders of orbit
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of H05.5:
H05.50 - Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of unspecified orbit
H05.51 - Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of right orbit
H05.52 - Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of left orbit
H05.53 - Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of bilateral orbits
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of H05.5:
H05.0 - Acute inflammation of orbit
H05.1 - Chronic inflammatory disorders of orbit
H05.2 - Exophthalmic conditions
H05.3 - Deformity of orbit
H05.4 - Enophthalmos
H05.8 - Other disorders of orbit
H05.9 - Unspecified disorder of orbit