Z18
Retained foreign body fragments
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.
Includes
embedded fragment (status)
Includes
embedded splinter (status)
Includes
retained foreign body status
Excludes1
artificial joint prosthesis status ( Z96.6- )
Excludes1
foreign body accidentally left during a procedure ( T81.5- )
Excludes1
foreign body entering through orifice (T15-T19)
Excludes1
in situ cardiac device ( Z95 .-)
Excludes1
organ or tissue replaced by transplant ( Z94 .-)
Excludes1
personal history of retained foreign body fully removed Z87.821
Excludes1
superficial foreign body (non-embedded splinter) - code to superficial foreign body, by site
More Specific Codes
6 codes under Z18
- Z18.0 Retained radioactive fragments Has subcodes
- Z18.1 Retained metal fragments Has subcodes
- Z18.2 Retained plastic fragments Billable
- Z18.3 Retained organic fragments Has subcodes
- Z18.8 Other specified retained foreign body Has subcodes
- Z18.9 Retained foreign body fragments, unspecified material Billable
Version History
How Z18 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentRetained foreign body fragments
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedRetained foreign body fragments
Related Codes
Codes whose official notes reference Z18
- H02.81 Retained foreign body in eyelid
- H05.5 Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit
- L92.3 Foreign body granuloma of the skin and subcutaneous tissue Billable
- M60.2 Foreign body granuloma of soft tissue, not elsewhere classified
- R78 Findings of drugs and other substances, not normally found in blood
- R79 Other abnormal findings of blood chemistry
- R82 Other and unspecified abnormal findings in urine
- Z03.82 Encounter for observation for suspected foreign body ruled out
- Z77 Other contact with and (suspected) exposures hazardous to health
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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