T81.591
Other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following infusion or transfusion
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where T81.591 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- T81 Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
- T81.5 Complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following procedure
- T81.59 Parent Other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following procedure
- T81.591 This code Other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following infusion or transfusion
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.
Excludes2
obstruction or perforation due to prosthetic devices and implants intentionally left in body (T82.0-T82.5, T83.0-T83.4, T83.7 , T84.0-T84.4, T85.0-T85.6)
Inherited from T81.59 — Other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following procedure
Excludes2
complications following immunization (T88.0-T88.1)
Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
Excludes2
complications following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection ( T80 .-)
Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
Excludes2
complications of transplanted organs and tissue ( T86 .-)
Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
Excludes2
specified complications classified elsewhere, such as:
Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
Excludes2
complication of prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82-T85)
Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
Excludes2
dermatitis due to drugs and medicaments ( L23.3 , L24.4 , L25.1 , L27.0-L27.1)
Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
Excludes2
endosseous dental implant failure ( M27.6- )
Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
Excludes2
floppy iris syndrome (IFIS) (intraoperative) H21.81
Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
Excludes2
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 .-)
Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
Excludes2
ostomy complications ( J95.0- , K94 .-, N99.5- )
Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
Excludes2
plateau iris syndrome (post-iridectomy) (postprocedural) H21.82
Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
Excludes2
poisoning and toxic effects of drugs and chemicals (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4)
Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
Use Additional Code
code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T81
Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
7th Character
A - initial encounter
Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter
Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
7th Character
S - sequela
Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
More Specific Codes
3 codes under T81.591
- T81.591A Other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following infusion or transfusion, initial encounter Billable
- T81.591D Other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following infusion or transfusion, subsequent encounter Billable
- T81.591S Other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following infusion or transfusion, sequela Billable
Version History
How T81.591 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentOther complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following infusion or transfusion
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedOther complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following infusion or transfusion
Related Codes
Other codes under T81.59
- T81.590 Other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following surgical operation
- T81.592 Other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following kidney dialysis
- T81.593 Other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following injection or immunization
- T81.594 Other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following endoscopic examination
- T81.595 Other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following heart catheterization
- T81.596 Other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following aspiration, puncture or other catheterization
- T81.597 Other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following removal of catheter or packing
- T81.598 Other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following other procedure
- T81.599 Other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following unspecified procedure
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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