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Diagnosis Code

Z18.31 RETAINED ANIMAL QUILLS OR SPINES


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Z18.31

Short Description: Retained animal quills or spines

Long Description: Retained animal quills or spines

The code Z18.31 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00–Z99)
    • Retained foreign body fragments (Z18)
      • Retained foreign body fragments (Z18)
        • Z18.31 Retained animal quills or spines

This code is valid for unacceptable principal diagnosis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Injury caused by animal
  • Sea-urchin granuloma

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
Z18.31 Right Arrow V90.31 Retained quills/spines

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

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This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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