Alphabetic Index FY2027

H02.81

Retained foreign body in eyelid

FY2027Chapter 7: Diseases of the eye and adnexa/H00–H05 Disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

H02.81 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for retained foreign body in eyelid. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are H02.811 Retained foreign body in right upper eyelid; H02.812 Retained foreign body in right lower eyelid; H02.813 Retained foreign body in right eye, unspecified eyelid; H02.814 Retained foreign body in left upper eyelid and 3 more. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction, 4 Excludes1 entries and 13 Excludes2 entries.

Use additional code

Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.

This code
  • code to identify the type of retained foreign body (Z18.-)

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

This code
  • laceration of eyelid with foreign body (S01.12-)
  • retained intraocular foreign body (H44.6-, H44.7-)
  • superficial foreign body of eyelid and periocular area (S00.25-)
Inherited from H02 Other disorders of eyelid

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Also from chapter/block level (13 notes)
Inherited from H00–H05 Disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit
Inherited from Chapter 7 Diseases of the eye and adnexa
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
  • syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)

Notes

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 7 Diseases of the eye and adnexa
  • Use an external cause code following the code for the eye condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the eye condition

More specific codes under H02.81 7