ICD-10-CM S05: Injury of eye and orbit

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code (2025)

Official Description for S05

Injury of eye and orbit

Coding Notes & Guidelines for S05

Includes Notes

open wound of eye and orbit

Excludes1: Not Coded Here
  • foreign body in conjunctival sac (T15.1)
  • foreign body in cornea (T15.0)
Excludes2: Not Included Here
  • 2nd cranial [optic] nerve injury (S04.0-)
  • 3rd cranial [oculomotor] nerve injury (S04.1-)
  • open wound of eyelid and periocular area (S01.1-)
  • orbital bone fracture (S02.1-, S02.3-, S02.8-)
  • superficial injury of eyelid (S00.1-S00.2)
Excludes2: Not Included Here
  • black eye NOS (S00.1)
  • contusion of eyelid and periocular area (S00.1)
Excludes2: Not Included Here

retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound in orbit (H05.5-)

Excludes2: Not Included Here

retained (old) intraocular foreign body (H44.6-, H44.7)

Inclusion Terms

Traumatic hyphema

Inclusion Terms

Laceration of eye NOS

Inclusion Terms

Ocular penetration NOS

Inclusion Terms

Traumatic enucleation

Inclusion Terms

Lacrimal duct injury

Inclusion Terms

Injury of eye NOS

7th Character Guidance

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S05

7th Character Definitions
  • A: initial encounter
  • D: subsequent encounter
  • S: sequela

Child Codes (More Specific Codes for S05):

S05.0 - Injury of conjunctiva and corneal abrasion without foreign body S05.00 - Injury of conjunctiva and corneal abrasion without foreign body, unspecified eye S05.01 - Injury of conjunctiva and corneal abrasion without foreign body, right eye S05.02 - Injury of conjunctiva and corneal abrasion without foreign body, left eye S05.1 - Contusion of eyeball and orbital tissues S05.10 - Contusion of eyeball and orbital tissues, unspecified eye S05.11 - Contusion of eyeball and orbital tissues, right eye S05.12 - Contusion of eyeball and orbital tissues, left eye S05.2 - Ocular laceration and rupture with prolapse or loss of intraocular tissue S05.20 - Ocular laceration and rupture with prolapse or loss of intraocular tissue, unspecified eye S05.21 - Ocular laceration and rupture with prolapse or loss of intraocular tissue, right eye S05.22 - Ocular laceration and rupture with prolapse or loss of intraocular tissue, left eye S05.3 - Ocular laceration without prolapse or loss of intraocular tissue S05.30 - Ocular laceration without prolapse or loss of intraocular tissue, unspecified eye S05.31 - Ocular laceration without prolapse or loss of intraocular tissue, right eye S05.32 - Ocular laceration without prolapse or loss of intraocular tissue, left eye S05.4 - Penetrating wound of orbit with or without foreign body S05.40 - Penetrating wound of orbit with or without foreign body, unspecified eye S05.41 - Penetrating wound of orbit with or without foreign body, right eye S05.42 - Penetrating wound of orbit with or without foreign body, left eye S05.5 - Penetrating wound with foreign body of eyeball S05.50 - Penetrating wound with foreign body of unspecified eyeball S05.51 - Penetrating wound with foreign body of right eyeball S05.52 - Penetrating wound with foreign body of left eyeball S05.6 - Penetrating wound without foreign body of eyeball S05.60 - Penetrating wound without foreign body of unspecified eyeball S05.61 - Penetrating wound without foreign body of right eyeball S05.62 - Penetrating wound without foreign body of left eyeball S05.7 - Avulsion of eye S05.70 - Avulsion of unspecified eye S05.71 - Avulsion of right eye S05.72 - Avulsion of left eye S05.8 - Other injuries of eye and orbit S05.8X - Other injuries of eye and orbit S05.8X1 - Other injuries of right eye and orbit S05.8X2 - Other injuries of left eye and orbit S05.8X9 - Other injuries of unspecified eye and orbit S05.9 - Unspecified injury of eye and orbit S05.90 - Unspecified injury of unspecified eye and orbit S05.91 - Unspecified injury of right eye and orbit S05.92 - Unspecified injury of left eye and orbit

About ICD-10-CM Code S05 (Injury of eye and orbit)

ICD-10-CM code S05 is a billable or specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM S05 became effective on October 1, 2024.

This page provides detailed information about S05 - Injury of eye and orbit. It includes common terminology, coding guidelines such as "Includes," "Excludes1," and "Excludes2" notes, and information on required 7th characters. Utilizing this information correctly is essential for accurate medical coding and claims submission for conditions like Injury of eye and orbit.