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Emergency Department Coding:

Look for Specifics on Eye FB

Published on Thu Jul 17, 2025

Question: If a patient reports to the emergency department (ED) with a foreign body (FB) in their left eye, what is the proper ICD-10-CM code for the injury? Arkansas Subscriber Answer: It depends on the location of the FB within the eye. ICD-10-CM includes FB diagnosis codes for several eye areas. Do this: Go back and check the notes to [...]
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