Z18ICD-10-CM 2027
Retained foreign body fragments
Child codes
Excludes1
- artificial joint prosthesis status (
Z96.6-) - foreign body accidentally left during a procedure (
T81.5-) - foreign body entering through orifice (
T15-T19) - in situ cardiac device (
Z95.-) - organ or tissue replaced by means other than transplant (
Z96.-,Z97.-) - organ or tissue replaced by transplant (
Z94.-) - personal history of retained foreign body fully removed
Z87.821 - superficial foreign body (non-embedded splinter) - code to superficial foreign body, by site
Includes
- embedded fragment (status)
- embedded splinter (status)
- retained foreign body status