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2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H57.8A

Foreign body sensation eye (ocular)

ICD-10-CM Code:
H57.8A
ICD-10 Code for:
Foreign body sensation eye (ocular)
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Diseases of the eye and adnexa
    (H00–H59)
    • Other disorders of eye and adnexa
      (H55-H57)
      • Other disorders of eye and adnexa
        (H57)

H57.8A is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of foreign body sensation eye (ocular). The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Foreign body sensation eye (ocular)

Non-specific codes like H57.8A require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for foreign body sensation eye (ocular):

  • Use H57.8A1 for Foreign body sensation, right eye - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H57.8A2 for Foreign body sensation, left eye - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H57.8A3 for Foreign body sensation, bilateral eyes - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use H57.8A9 for Foreign body sensation, unspecified eye - BILLABLE CODE

New 2024 ICD-10-CM Code

H57.8A is new to ICD-10-CM code set for the FY 2024, effective October 1, 2023. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has published an update to the ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes which became effective October 1, 2023. This is a new and revised code for the FY 2024 (October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024).

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

Code History

  • FY 2024 - Code Added, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024