Foreign body sensation eye (ocular)

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2024 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 4 more specific codes instead:

H57.8A1 Foreign body sensation, right eye
H57.8A2 Foreign body sensation, left eye
H57.8A3 Foreign body sensation, bilateral eyes
H57.8A9 Foreign body sensation, unspecified eye

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2024 to now.

FY2024 Added to the code set Foreign body sensation eye (ocular)

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Foreign body > sensation
Sensation > foreign body > eye

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
H57.81	Brow ptosis	Not billable
H57.89	Other specified disorders of eye and adnexa	Valid