Is H02.81 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. H02.81 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does H02.81 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59), in the block Disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit (H00-H05).

What cannot be coded together with H02.81?

H02.81 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

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.

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

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

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at H02.81. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading H02.81 alone.

Z03.82Encounter for observation for suspected foreign body ruled out

Risk adjustment

H02.81 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead H02.81

7 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share H02.8. If H02.81 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about H02.81

Is H02.81 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. H02.81 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does H02.81 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59), in the block Disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit (H00-H05).
What cannot be coded together with H02.81?: H02.81 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.