T15.00XA
T15.00XA — Foreign body in cornea, unspecified eye, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMunspecified
T15.00XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for foreign body in cornea, unspecified eye, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "A" — initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T15
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
T15.00XA does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
T15.00XA is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy — 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A57637Billing and Coding: Visual Field Examination
Related codes at this level
Codes that share T15.00. If T15.00XA is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about T15.00XA
- Is T15.00XA a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. T15.00XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does T15.00XA sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19).