T81.59
T81.59: Other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following procedure
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
T81.59 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following procedure. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T81
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist
The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T81.59
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Written on T81: Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
- complications following immunization (T88.0-T88.1)
- complications following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection (T80.-)
- complications of transplanted organs and tissue (T86.-)
- specified complications classified elsewhere, such as:
- complication of prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82-T85)
- dermatitis due to drugs and medicaments (L23.3, L24.4, L25.1, L27.0-L27.1)
- endosseous dental implant failure (M27.6-)
- floppy iris syndrome (IFIS) (intraoperative) H21.81
- intraoperative and postprocedural complications of specific body system (D78.-, E36.-, E89.-, G97.3-, G97.4, H59.3-, H59.-, H95.2-, H95.3, I97.4-, I97.5, J95, K91.-, L76.-, M96.-, N99.-)
- ostomy complications (J95.0-, K94.-, N99.5-)
- plateau iris syndrome (post-iridectomy) (postprocedural) H21.82
- poisoning and toxic effects of drugs and chemicals (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4)
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 T81.59
10 child codes. Green means billable.
- 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
Other codes under T81.5
- T81.50Unspecified complication of foreign body accidentally left in body following procedure
- T81.51Adhesions due to foreign body accidentally left in body following procedure
- T81.52Obstruction due to foreign body accidentally left in body following procedure
- T81.53Perforation due to foreign body accidentally left in body following procedure