H02.81
Retained foreign body in eyelid
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where H02.81 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- H02 Other disorders of eyelid
- H02.8 Parent Other specified disorders of eyelid
- H02.81 This code Retained foreign body in eyelid
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
Excludes1
congenital malformations of eyelid (Q10.0-Q10.3)
Inherited from H02 — Other disorders of eyelid
Excludes1
laceration of eyelid with foreign body ( S01.12- )
Excludes1
superficial foreign body of eyelid and periocular area ( S00.25- )
Use Additional Code
code to identify the type of retained foreign body ( Z18 .-)
More Specific Codes
7 codes under H02.81
- H02.811 Retained foreign body in right upper eyelid Billable
- H02.812 Retained foreign body in right lower eyelid Billable
- H02.813 Retained foreign body in right eye, unspecified eyelid Billable
- H02.814 Retained foreign body in left upper eyelid Billable
- H02.815 Retained foreign body in left lower eyelid Billable
- H02.816 Retained foreign body in left eye, unspecified eyelid Billable
- H02.819 Retained foreign body in unspecified eye, unspecified eyelid Billable
Version History
How H02.81 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentRetained foreign body in eyelid
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedRetained foreign body in eyelid
Related Codes
Other codes under H02.8
Codes whose official notes reference H02.81
- H05.5 Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit
- H44.6 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic
- H44.7 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic
- S00.25 Superficial foreign body of eyelid and periocular area
- Z03.82 Encounter for observation for suspected foreign body ruled out
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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