Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice - T15-T19
Use Additional Code: This note indicates that an additional code should be used in conjunction with the primary code "T15-T19" to provide a complete picture of the patient's condition or to capture associated factors.
Use Additional:
- code, if known, for foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice (W44.-)
Excludes2: This note means that the conditions described by two codes are not usually associated with each other but can sometimes occur together.
Type 2 Excludes:
- foreign body accidentally left in operation wound (T81.5-)
- foreign body in penetrating wound - See open wound by body region
- residual foreign body in soft tissue (M79.5)
- splinter, without open wound - See superficial injury by body region
These ranges represents Categories of Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice. The "T15-T19" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad section.