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Z03.82

Non-Billable (Header)

Encounter for observation for suspected foreign body ruled out

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • retained foreign body (Z18.-)
  • retained foreign body in eyelid (H02.81)
  • residual foreign body in soft tissue (M79.5)

Excludes 2 — Not included here, may code separately

  • confirmed foreign body ingestion or aspiration including:
  • foreign body in alimentary tract (T18)
  • foreign body in ear (T16)
  • foreign body on external eye (T15)
  • foreign body in respiratory tract (T17)

Code Hierarchy

└Z03Encounter for medical observation for suspected diseases and conditions ruled out└Z03.8Encounter for observation for other suspected diseases and conditions ruled out└Z03.82Encounter for observation for suspected foreign body ruled out
└Z03.82Encounter for observation for suspected foreign body ruled out

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