Z182026
Non-billableRetained foreign body fragments
Clinical Notes
- 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
FAQ
Related Codes
Z18Retained foreign body fragments
Z18.0Retained radioactive fragments
Z18.01Retained depleted uranium fragments
Z18.09Other retained radioactive fragments
Z18.1Retained metal fragments
Z18.10unspecified
Z18.11Retained magnetic metal fragments
Z18.12Retained nonmagnetic metal fragments
Z18.2Retained plastic fragments
Z18.3Retained organic fragments
Z18.31Retained animal quills or spines
Z18.32Retained tooth
Z18.33Retained wood fragments
Z18.39Other retained organic fragments
Z18.8Other specified retained foreign body
Z18.81Retained glass fragments
Z18.83Retained stone or crystalline fragments
Z18.89foreign body fragments
Z18.9fragments, unspecified material