T81.59
Header — not billableOther complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following procedure
The ICD-10 code for other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following procedure is T81.59.
T81.59 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.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
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 T81.59
- T81.590Other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following surgical operation
- T81.591Other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following infusion or transfusion
- T81.592Other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following kidney dialysis
- T81.593Other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following injection or immunization
- T81.594Other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following endoscopic examination
- T81.595Other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following heart catheterization
- T81.596Other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following aspiration, puncture or other catheterization
- T81.597Other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following removal of catheter or packing
- T81.598Other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following other procedure
- T81.599Other complications of 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
- T81.52Obstruction 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