Sam, a welder, was seen today by the ophthalmologist for removal of a welding flash from his left eye. The flash had caused a nonperforating tear in the cornea. The ophthalmologist removed the flash and repaired the cornea. Select the appropriate ICD-10-CM and CPT code(s):

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The correct ICD-10-CM code for a nonperforating corneal foreign body in the left eye is T15.02XA (initial encounter), and the correct CPT code for the removal of a foreign body from the cornea without slit lamp is not provided in the options, but the repair of the cornea (nonperforating) is correctly coded as 65275.

Sam, a Welder, Was Seen Today by the Ophthalmologist for Removal