Diagnosis Code

Z18.81 RETAINED GLASS FRAGMENTS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Z18.81

Short Description: Retained glass fragments

Long Description: Retained glass fragments

The code Z18.81 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)
        • Z18.81 Retained glass fragments

This code is valid for unacceptable principal diagnosis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Foreign body in heel
  • Foreign body in lip
  • Foreign body of breast
  • Glass foreign body in skin
  • Glass in abdomen
  • Glass in ankle
  • Glass in anterior region of neck
  • Glass in axilla
  • Glass in back
  • Glass in breast
  • Glass in buttock
  • Glass in calf
  • Glass in cheek
  • Glass in chest
  • Glass in chest
  • Glass in dorsum of foot
  • Glass in dorsum of hand
  • Glass in ear region
  • Glass in elbow
  • Glass in eye region
  • Glass in face
  • Glass in face
  • Glass in face
  • Glass in face
  • Glass in foot
  • Glass in foot
  • Glass in foot
  • Glass in forehead
  • Glass in genitalia
  • Glass in great toe
  • Glass in groin
  • Glass in hand
  • Glass in hand
  • Glass in hand
  • Glass in hand
  • Glass in head
  • Glass in head
  • Glass in head
  • Glass in head
  • Glass in head
  • Glass in head
  • Glass in head
  • Glass in head
  • Glass in head and neck
  • Glass in heel
  • Glass in hip
  • Glass in knee
  • Glass in lip
  • Glass in lower leg
  • Glass in lower leg
  • Glass in neck
  • Glass in neck
  • Glass in palm of hand
  • Glass in perineum
  • Glass in pharynx
  • Glass in scalp
  • Glass in shin
  • Glass in shoulder
  • Glass in shoulder
  • Glass in sole of foot
  • Glass in thigh
  • Glass in thumb
  • Glass in toe
  • Glass in toe
  • Glass in trunk
  • Glass in trunk
  • Glass in trunk
  • Glass in trunk
  • Glass in trunk
  • Glass in trunk
  • Glass in trunk
  • Glass in trunk
  • Glass in wrist
  • Retained glass fragment foreign body
  • Superficial glass foreign body

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
Z18.81 Right Arrow V90.81 Retained glass fragments

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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Z18.9 Retained foreign body fragments, unspecified material


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