T81.52
Header — not billableObstruction due to foreign body accidentally left in body following procedure
The ICD-10 code for obstruction due to foreign body accidentally left in body following procedure is T81.52.
T81.52 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 10 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under T81.52
- T81.520Obstruction due to foreign body accidentally left in body following surgical operation
- T81.521Obstruction due to foreign body accidentally left in body following infusion or transfusion
- T81.522Obstruction due to foreign body accidentally left in body following kidney dialysis
- T81.523Obstruction due to foreign body accidentally left in body following injection or immunization
- T81.524Obstruction due to foreign body accidentally left in body following endoscopic examination
- T81.525Obstruction due to foreign body accidentally left in body following heart catheterization
- T81.526Obstruction due to foreign body accidentally left in body following aspiration, puncture or other catheterization
- T81.527Obstruction due to foreign body accidentally left in body following removal of catheter or packing
- T81.528Obstruction due to foreign body accidentally left in body following other procedure
- T81.529Obstruction due to foreign body accidentally left in body following unspecified procedure
Related codes in this category
- T81.50Unspecified complication of foreign body accidentally left in body following procedurenon-billable header
- T81.51Adhesions due to foreign body accidentally left in body following procedurenon-billable header
- T81.53Perforation due to foreign body accidentally left in body following procedurenon-billable header
- T81.59Other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following procedurenon-billable header
- T81.52Obstruction due to foreign body accidentally left in body following procedurenon-billable header