H02.81

Retained foreign body in eyelid

Non-billableCategory

Code Hierarchy

H02H02.8H02.81

Coding Guidelines

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with H02.81

  • laceration of eyelid with foreign body (S01.12-)
  • retained intraocular foreign body (H44.6-, H44.7-)
  • superficial foreign body of eyelid and periocular area (S00.25-)

Use Additional Code

  • code to identify the type of retained foreign body (Z18.-)

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