H05.50

Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of unspecified orbit

FY2027Chapter 7: Diseases of the eye and adnexa/H00–H05 Disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit

BillableComplete code, valid to report

H05.50 (also written H0550) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of unspecified orbit. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 102 codes in category H05 (Disorders of orbit). Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction, 2 Excludes1 entries and 15 Excludes2 entries.

Use additional code

Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.

Inherited from H05.5 Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit
  • code to identify the type of retained foreign body (Z18.-)

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

Inherited from H05.5 Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit
  • current penetrating wound of orbit (S05.4-)
Inherited from H05 Disorders of orbit
  • congenital malformation of orbit (Q10.7)

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Inherited from H05.5 Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit
Also from chapter/block level (13 notes)
Inherited from H00–H05 Disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit
Inherited from Chapter 7 Diseases of the eye and adnexa
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
  • syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)

Notes

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 7 Diseases of the eye and adnexa
  • Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition