2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S05.8X9SOther injuries of unspecified eye and orbit, sequela
S05.8X9S is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other injuries of unspecified eye and orbit, sequela. The 7th character S marks it as a sequela code, which reports a problem that remains after the original condition has resolved. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRG 913 through 914. The code is exempt from POA reporting. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Injury, sequela.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Present on Admission (POA)Billing
S05.8X9S is exempt from POA reporting on inpatient claims to general acute care hospitals. Review the other POA exempt codes in Injuries to the head (S00-S09).
Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Blast injury to eye region
- Blunt injury
- Blunt injury of eye
- Closed blunt force injury to eye
- Closed injury of eyeball
- Commotio retinae
- Concussional injury of cornea
- Conjunctival wound
- Corneal epithelial wound
- Corneal stromal wound
- Disorder of retina caused by radiation
- Disorder of sphincter pupillae muscle
- Foreign body in sclera
- Glass in eye region
- Glass in head
- Glaucoma due to and following perforating injury of eye
- Injury of choroid
- Injury of iris and ciliary body
- Injury of lacrimal passage
- Injury of lens
- Injury of sclera
- Injury of sphincter pupillae muscle
- Insect bite to cornea - nonvenomous
- Nonperforating scleral wound
- Post-surgical injury of iris sphincter
- Retinitis sclopetaria
- Subluxation of lens
- Superficial injury of cornea
- Traumatic aniridia
- Traumatic aphakia
- Traumatic dislocation of lens
- Traumatic entrapment of eyeball
- Traumatic retinal hemorrhage
- Traumatic subluxation of lens
- Wood splinter in eye region
- Wood splinter in head
Coding GuidelinesGuidance
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from block Injury of eye and orbit (S05). Use the following options for the applicable episode of care:
- A - initial encounter
- D - subsequent encounter
- S - sequela
Source: ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY 2027, published by CMS and the National Center for Health Statistics.
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to S05.8X9S: its own notes plus those printed at S05, block S00-S09, and Chapter 19. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
Includes
Further defines, or gives examples of, the content of the category.
- open wound of eye and orbit
- injuries of ear
- injuries of eye
- injuries of face [any part]
- injuries of gum
- injuries of jaw
- injuries of oral cavity
- injuries of palate
- injuries of periocular area
- injuries of scalp
- injuries of temporomandibular joint area
- injuries of tongue
- injuries of tooth
Excludes2
Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- effects of foreign body in ear (T16)
- effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)
- effects of foreign body in mouth NOS (T18.0)
- effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1)
- effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)
- effects of foreign body on external eye (T15.-)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
Use Additional Code
Add a second code, after this one, to fully describe the condition.
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Code Also
A second code may be needed to fully describe the condition; the note gives no sequencing direction.
- for any associated infection
Notes
General instructions on how these codes are used.
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
7th Character
Every code in the category takes a 7th character from the listed values, with the placeholder X filling any empty positions before it.
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S05
- Ainitial encounter
- Dsubsequent encounter
- Ssequela this code
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.
Referenced in Other NotesGuidance
Instructional notes printed at other codes that name S05.8X9S, its category, or a range that includes it.
Excludes1 3
These codes carry an Excludes1 note naming S05.8X9S: they are not reported together with it, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
- H44.6 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magneticcurrent intraocular foreign body (S05.-) names S05.-, which includes this code
- H44.7 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagneticcurrent intraocular foreign body (S05.-) names S05.-, which includes this code
- S00 Superficial injury of headinjury of eye and orbit (S05.-) names S05.-, which includes this code
Excludes2 2
These codes carry an Excludes2 note naming S05.8X9S: its condition is not part of those codes, and both may be reported when the patient has both.
- Chapter 7 (H00-H59) Diseases of the eye and adnexainjury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-) names S05.-, which includes this code
- S01 Open wound of headinjury of eye and orbit (S05.-) names S05.-, which includes this code
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Patient EducationClinical
Eye Injuries
The structure of your face helps protect your eyes from injury. Still, injuries can damage your eye, sometimes severely enough that you could lose your vision. Most eye injuries are preventable. If you play sports or work in certain jobs, you may need protection.
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Convert S05.8X9S to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
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Questions About S05.8X9SOverview
What is the ICD-10 code for other injuries of unspecified eye and orbit, sequela?
The ICD-10-CM code for other injuries of unspecified eye and orbit, sequela is S05.8X9S (sometimes written as S058X9S). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is S05.8X9S (Other injuries of unspecified eye and orbit) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report other injuries of unspecified eye and orbit, sequela on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What does the 7th character S in S05.8X9S mean?
The final character S makes this a sequela code: it reports a lingering problem that remains after the other injuries of unspecified eye and orbit itself has resolved, not the original event.
What MS-DRG does S05.8X9S group to?
When other injuries of unspecified eye and orbit, sequela is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 914, 913, with relative weights from 0.9281 to 1.5448 depending on complications. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
Is S05.8X9S exempt from POA reporting?
Yes. CMS lists this code among those exempt from present on admission reporting, so hospitals do not assign a POA indicator for other injuries of unspecified eye and orbit, sequela on inpatient claims. The code appears in the Injuries to the head (S00-S09) range of the CMS exempt list.
