E914Foreign body accidentally entering eye and adnexa
- Legacy / Not Valid for Submission
- Retired October 1, 2015
- External Cause (E Code)
E914 is a legacy ICD-9-CM external cause code (E code) that described foreign body accidentally entering eye and adnexa. It was valid on U.S. claims through September 30, 2015 and cannot be reported for services on or after October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM replaced the ICD-9 code set. CMS assigns no direct ICD-10-CM equivalent for this code (a No Map flag in the General Equivalence Mappings), so the closest current code must be chosen from the clinical documentation.
Code Identity
Convert E914 to ICD-10-CM
CMS did not link E914 to any ICD-10-CM code in the General Equivalence Mappings.
Information for Patients
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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Foreign Bodies
If you've ever gotten a splinter or had sand in your eye, you've had experience with a foreign body. A foreign body is something that is stuck inside you but isn't supposed to be there. You may inhale or swallow a foreign body, or you may get one from an injury to almost any part of your body.
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Questions About E914
Is E914 (foreign body accidentally entering eye and adnexa) still a valid code?
No. This code belonged to ICD-9-CM, which the United States retired after September 30, 2015. Claims with dates of service on or after October 1, 2015 must use ICD-10-CM codes.
Why does E914 have no ICD-10 equivalent?
CMS marks this code with a No Map flag in the General Equivalence Mappings: no single ICD-10-CM code corresponds to foreign body accidentally entering eye and adnexa. To code the same situation today, choose the closest current code from the clinical documentation.
What did E914 mean?
In the final ICD-9-CM release, this code described foreign body accidentally entering eye and adnexa. It sat in block E914 Foreign body accidentally entering eye and adnexa under External causes of injury (V).
