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S00.25

⚠ Non-billable (Header)

Superficial foreign body of eyelid and periocular area

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

⚠️ This is a category header code — not billable. Use a more specific child code below.

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Also Known As

Splinter of eyelid and periocular area

⚠️ Excludes2

direct

May be coded together if both conditions coexist

  • • retained foreign body in eyelid (H02.81-)

⚠️ Excludes2

inherited from S00.2

Rules from parent category S00.2: Other and unspecified superficial injuries of eyelid and periocular area

  • • superficial injury of conjunctiva and cornea (S05.0-)

Child Codes (3)

S00.251Superficial foreign body of right eyelid and periocular areaS00.252Superficial foreign body of left eyelid and periocular areaS00.259Superficial foreign body of unspecified eyelid and periocular area

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Code Information

CodeS00.25
BillableNo — Header code
ParentS00.2
CategoryInjury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Excludes10 rule(s)
Excludes22 note(s)
Child codes3

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CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List

Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)