H02.81Retained foreign body in eyelid

H02.81 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for retained foreign body in eyelid. It belongs to category H02 (other disorders of eyelid), block H00-H05 (disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit) and chapter 7 (diseases of the eye and adnexa). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 7 subcodes must be used instead.

Within H02.8 (other specified disorders of eyelid), H02.81 is specifically for retained foreign body in eyelid. Related codes cover cysts of eyelid (H02.82), Dermatochalasis of eyelid (H02.83), edema of eyelid (H02.84), Elephantiasis of eyelid (H02.85), hypertrichosis of eyelid (H02.86), vascular anomalies of eyelid (H02.87), Meibomian gland dysfunction of eyelid (H02.88) and other specified disorders of eyelid (H02.89).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: H02.811 (eyelid), H02.812 (eyelid), H02.813 (eyelid), H02.814 (eyelid), H02.815 (eyelid), H02.816 (eyelid) and H02.819 (eyelid).

Don't report H02.81 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: laceration of eyelid with foreign body (S01.12-), retained intraocular foreign body (H44.6-, H44.7-) and superficial foreign body of eyelid and periocular area (S00.25-).

Use an additional code to identify the type of retained foreign body (Z18.-).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.