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H02.816

H02.816: Retained foreign body in left eye, unspecified eyelid

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMleft

H02.816 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for retained foreign body in left eye, unspecified eyelid. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above H02.816

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Written on H02.81: Retained foreign body in eyelid

  • 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-)

Written on H02: Other disorders of eyelid

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

H02.816 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A57637Billing and Coding: Visual Field Examination

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Foreign body›retained›eyelid›left

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under H02.81

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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