T16.2XXD FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT EAR, SUBSEQUENT ENCOUNTER

Code Information

Diagnosis Code: T16.2XXD
Short Description: Foreign body in left ear, subsequent encounter
Long Description: Foreign body in left ear, subsequent encounter
Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code T16.2XXD is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00–T88)
- Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19)
  - Foreign body in ear (T16)

Synonyms

Foreign body in auditory canal
Foreign body in auricle
Foreign body in left auditory canal
Foreign body in left auricle
Foreign body in left ear
Foreign body in left ear
Foreign body in left ear
Foreign body in left ear
Foreign body in left ear
Foreign body in left ear
Foreign body in left external ear
Foreign body in left external ear
Foreign body in middle ear
Foreign body in middle ear
Foreign body in right ear
Retained foreign body of bilateral middle ears
Retained foreign body of left middle ear
Retained foreign body of left middle ear
Retained foreign body of middle ear
Retained foreign body of middle ear
Retained foreign body of right middle ear

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code T16.2XXD is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) MS-DRG V43.0

Aftercare With Cc/mcc (949)
Aftercare Without Cc/mcc (950)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code		ICD-9 Code	ICD-9 Description
T16.2XXD		V58.89	Other specfied aftercare

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
T16	Foreign body in ear
T16.1	Foreign body in right ear
T16.1XXA	Foreign body in right ear, initial encounter
T16.1XXD	Foreign body in right ear, subsequent encounter
T16.1XXS	Foreign body in right ear, sequela
T16.2	Foreign body in left ear
T16.2XXA	Foreign body in left ear, initial encounter
T16.2XXS	Foreign body in left ear, sequela
T16.9	Foreign body in ear, unspecified ear
T16.9XXA	Foreign body in ear, unspecified ear, initial encounter
T16.9XXD	Foreign body in ear, unspecified ear, subsequent encounter
T16.9XXS	Foreign body in ear, unspecified ear, sequela

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2025

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