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Z87.821

Z87.821: Personal history of retained foreign body fully removed

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z87.821 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for personal history of retained foreign body fully removed. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z87.821

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on Z87.8: Personal history of other specified conditions

  • personal history of self harm (Z91.5-)

Other codes that can never be billed with Z87.821

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • Z18Retained foreign body fragments

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Z87.821 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A53060Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • History›personal›retained foreign body fully removed

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z87.82

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.