E915Foreign body accidentally entering other orifice
- Legacy / Not Valid for Submission
- Retired October 1, 2015
- External Cause (E Code)
E915 is a legacy ICD-9-CM external cause code (E code) that described foreign body accidentally entering other orifice. 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 E915 to ICD-10-CM
CMS did not link E915 to any ICD-10-CM code in the General Equivalence Mappings.
Questions About E915
Is E915 (foreign body accidentally entering other orifice) 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 E915 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 other orifice. To code the same situation today, choose the closest current code from the clinical documentation.
What did E915 mean?
In the final ICD-9-CM release, this code described foreign body accidentally entering other orifice. It sat in block E915 Foreign body accidentally entering other orifice under External causes of injury (V).
