S05.60XA
S05.60XA: Penetrating wound without foreign body of unspecified eyeball, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
S05.60XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for penetrating wound without foreign body of unspecified eyeball, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S05.60XA with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "A": initial encounter
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 S05.60XA
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S05.60XA
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
S05.60XA is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
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Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.