870.3 PENETR WND ORBIT W/O FB


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 870.3

Short Description: Penetr wnd orbit w/o FB

Long Description: Penetrating wound of orbit, without mention of foreign body

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Open wound of head, neck, and trunk (870-879)
      • 870 Open wound of ocular adnexa
        • 870.3 Penetr wnd orbit w/o FB

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 870.3 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Injury 959.9
    • orbit, orbital (region) 921.2
      • penetrating 870.3
        • with foreign body 870.4
        • lobe - see Injury, intracranial
  • Laceration - see also Wound, open, by site
    • ocular NEC (see also Laceration, eyeball) 871.4
      • adnexa NEC 870.8
        • penetrating 870.3
          • with foreign body 870.4
    • orbit (eye) 870.8
      • penetrating 870.3
        • with foreign body 870.4
  • Penetrating wound - see also Wound, open, by site
    • ocular (see also Penetrating wound, eyeball) 871.7
      • adnexa 870.3
        • with foreign body 870.4
    • orbit 870.3
      • with foreign body 870.4
  • Wound, open (by cutting or piercing instrument) (by firearms) (cut) (dissection) (incised) (laceration) (penetration) (perforating) (puncture) (with initial hemorrhage, not internal) 879.8
    • ocular NEC 871.9
      • muscle (extraocular) 870.3
        • with foreign body 870.4
        • eyelid 870.1
        • intraocular - see Wound, open, eyeball
    • orbit 870.8
      • penetrating 870.3
        • with foreign body 870.4

Crosswalk Information

The code 870.3 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
870.3 Right Arrow S05.40XA Penetrating wound of orbit w or w/o fb, unsp eye, init
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
870.0 Laceration of skin of eyelid and periocular area
870.1 Laceration of eyelid, full-thickness, not involving lacrimal passages
870.2 Laceration of eyelid involving lacrimal passages
870.4 Penetrating wound of orbit with foreign body
870.8 Other specified open wounds of ocular adnexa
870.9 Unspecified open wound of ocular adnexa


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