S05.30 Ocular laceration without prolapse or loss of intraocular tissue, unspecified eye

ICD-10-CM S05.30: Ocular laceration without prolapse or loss of intraocular tissue, unspecified eye

ICD-10-CM code S05.30 designates an ocular laceration without prolapse or loss of intraocular tissue in an unspecified eye. The terminology record classifies this concept as an injury or poisoning. Clinical literature notes that full-thickness ocular injuries risk intraocular content prolapse, while S05.30 specifically denotes the absence of such tissue loss. 1 2

Plain-language overview

Code S05.30 identifies an eye laceration where intraocular tissue does not prolapse or get lost, but the documentation does not specify which eye was injured. 1

What this code represents

The terminology record assigns S05.30 the preferred name ocular laceration without prolapse or loss of intraocular tissue, unspecified eye, and classifies its semantic type as injury or poisoning. 1

S05.30 is a child concept of S05.3, which is the broader ICD-10-CM category for ocular laceration without prolapse or loss of intraocular tissue, and S05.30 has no narrower subordinate concepts. 1

Clinical context

Clinical literature indicates that full-thickness ocular injuries compromise intraocular pressure homeostasis and may lead to intraocular content prolapse, increasing the risk of endophthalmitis. 2

Clinical signs of corneal lacerations after trauma include decreased vision, ocular pain, a positive Seidel test, an irregular pupil, an intraocular foreign body, and prolapse of intraocular contents. 2

Documentation considerations

The S05.3 category listing includes separate designations for right eye and left eye injuries, distinguishing these variants from the unspecified eye code S05.30. 4

Clinical literature emphasizes that successful repair of ocular lacerations requires meticulous avoidance of incorporating prolapsed intraocular tissue into the wound closure to prevent worsened inflammation and healing compromise. 2

What the sources add

The official terminology record defines S05.30 as an active concept with no narrower subordinates, while the clinical text describes prolapse as a specific risk during the repair of full-thickness ocular injuries. 1 2

The S05.3 category listing includes the inclusion term laceration of eye NOS, and it distinguishes the S05.30 unspecified eye code from separate right eye and left eye variants. 4

Sources

1. ICD-10-CM S05.30 terminology record — National Cancer Institute Enterprise Vocabulary Services; accessed 2026-07-27.
2. Bookshelf — ncbi.nlm.nih.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
3. EVS Explore — evsexplore.semantics.cancer.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
4. ICD-10-CM Code S05.3 | Vero — veroscribe.com; accessed 2026-07-27.