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H02.811

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Retained foreign body in right upper eyelid

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A foreign object that remains embedded in or on the right upper eyelid after initial injury or exposure.

Coding Tips

  • •Retained foreign body codes require documentation of the specific eyelid location and laterality
  • •Distinguish between retained (H02.81x) and acute foreign body codes; retained implies the object has been present for some time

Code Hierarchy

└H02Other disorders of eyelid└H02.8Other specified disorders of eyelid└H02.81Retained foreign body in eyelid└H02.811Retained foreign body in right upper eyelid
└H02.811Retained foreign body in right upper eyelid

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