S05.50XS
S05.50XS: Penetrating wound with foreign body of unspecified eyeball, sequela
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
S05.50XS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for penetrating wound with foreign body of unspecified eyeball, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S05.50XS with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "S": sequela
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S05
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S05.50XS
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Written on S05.5: Penetrating wound with foreign body of eyeball
Other codes that can never be billed with S05.50XS
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
S05.50XS is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56537Billing and Coding: Scanning Computerized Ophthalmic Diagnostic Imaging (SCODI)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.