T81.69
T81.69: Other acute reaction to foreign substance accidentally left during a procedure
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
T81.69 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other acute reaction to foreign substance accidentally left during a 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 inherited from the categories above T81.69
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Written on T81.6: Acute reaction to foreign substance accidentally left during a procedure
- complications of foreign body accidentally left in body cavity or operation wound following procedure (T81.5-)
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.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Reaction›foreign›substance accidentally left during a procedure›specified reaction NEC
- Foreign body›accidentally left following a procedure›causing›acute reaction›specified complication NEC
- Foreign body›accidentally left following a procedure›cardiac catheterization›resulting in›acute reaction›specified NEC
- Foreign body›accidentally left following a procedure›packing removal›resulting in›acute reaction›specified NEC
- Foreign body›accidentally left following a procedure›specified procedure NEC›resulting in›acute reaction›specified NEC
- Foreign body›accidentally left following a procedure›surgical operation›resulting in›acute reaction›specified NEC
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead T81.69
3 child codes. Green means billable.
- T81.69XAOther acute reaction to foreign substance accidentally left during a procedure, initial encounter
- T81.69XDOther acute reaction to foreign substance accidentally left during a procedure, subsequent encounter
- T81.69XSOther acute reaction to foreign substance accidentally left during a procedure, sequela