H02.81
H02.81: Retained foreign body in eyelid
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
H02.81 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for retained foreign body in eyelid. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Excludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
Use additional code
Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.
- code to identify the type of retained foreign body (Z18.-)
Other codes that can never be billed with H02.81
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- Z03.82Encounter for observation for suspected foreign body ruled out
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead H02.81
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- H02.811Retained foreign body in right upper eyelid
- H02.812Retained foreign body in right lower eyelid
- H02.813Retained foreign body in right eye, unspecified eyelid
- H02.814Retained foreign body in left upper eyelid
- H02.815Retained foreign body in left lower eyelid
- H02.816Retained foreign body in left eye, unspecified eyelid
- H02.819Retained foreign body in unspecified eye, unspecified eyelid