T16.9
T16.9: Foreign body in ear, unspecified ear
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMunspecified
T16.9 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for foreign body in ear, unspecified 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
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead T16.9
3 child codes. Green means billable.