Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19)
T16: Foreign body in ear

includes
foreign body in auditory canal

sevenChrNote
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T16

sevenChrDef
A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela
T16.1: Foreign body in right ear
T16.2: Foreign body in left ear
T16.9: Foreign body in ear, unspecified ear

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