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T81.5 Foreign body accidentally left in body cavity or operation wound following a procedure

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T81.5 is the ICD-10 code for Foreign body accidentally left in body cavity or operation wound following a procedure. It is a four-character subcategory of T81 (Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block T80–T88 (Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XIX · S00–T98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What T81.5 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Adhesions
    • due to foreign body accidentally left in operation wound or body cavity
  • Obstruction
    • due to foreign body accidentally left in operation wound or body cavity
  • Perforation
    • due to foreign body accidentally left in operation wound or body cavity

What T81.5 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

T81.5 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

T81.5Främmande kropp oavsiktligt lämnad i kroppskavitet eller operationssår efter kirurgiska och medicinska ingrepp

NorwayICD-10-NO

T81.5Fremmedlegeme utilsiktet etterlatt i kroppshule eller operasjonssår etter kirurgiske eller medisinske prosedyrer

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DT815Fremmedlegeme utilsigtet efterladt i operationsfelt

FinlandICD-10-FI

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T81.50Amalgaamin aiheuttama värjäytymä
  • T81.58Toimenpiteen yhteydessä kehononteloon tai leikkaushaavaan vahingossa jäänyt vierasesine
GermanyICD-10-GM

T81.5Fremdkörper, der versehentlich nach einem Eingriff in einer Körperhöhle oder Operationswunde zurückgeblieben ist

FranceICD-10-FR

T81.5Corps étranger laissé accidentellement dans une cavité corporelle ou une plaie

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T81.5corpus alienum, onopzettelijk achtergelaten in lichaamsholte of operatiewond

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T81.500AUnspecified complication of foreign body accidentally left in body following surgical operation, initial encounter
  • T81.500DUnspecified complication of foreign body accidentally left in body following surgical operation, subsequent encounter
  • T81.500SUnspecified complication of foreign body accidentally left in body following surgical operation, sequela
  • T81.501AUnspecified complication of foreign body accidentally left in body following infusion or transfusion, initial encounter
  • T81.501DUnspecified complication of foreign body accidentally left in body following infusion or transfusion, subsequent encounter
  • T81.501SUnspecified complication of foreign body accidentally left in body following infusion or transfusion, sequela
  • T81.502AUnspecified complication of foreign body accidentally left in body following kidney dialysis, initial encounter
  • T81.502DUnspecified complication of foreign body accidentally left in body following kidney dialysis, subsequent encounter
  • and 142 more national subcodes

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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