Is T16 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. T16 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does T16 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).

T16

T16 — Foreign body in ear

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T16 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for foreign body in ear. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.

This code requires a 7th character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T16

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Includes

Conditions this code covers.

foreign body in auditory canal

Risk adjustment

T16 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.

Code to one of these instead T16

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about T16

Is T16 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. T16 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does T16 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).