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H02.81 - Retained foreign body in eyelid


The ICD 10 Code for Retained foreign body in eyelid is listed as H02.81.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: H02.81
Description: Retained foreign body in eyelid
  • Use additional code to identify the type of retained foreign body (Z18.-)
  • Excludes1: 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-)
Chapter Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
Block Disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit (H00-H05)
Parent H02.8 - Other specified disorders of eyelid
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of H02.81:
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
H02.815 - Retained foreign body in left lower eyelid
H02.816 - Retained foreign body in left eye, unspecified eyelid
H02.819 - Retained foreign body in unspecified eye, unspecified eyelid
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of H02.81:
H02.82 - Cysts of eyelid
H02.83 - Dermatochalasis of eyelid
H02.84 - Edema of eyelid
H02.85 - Elephantiasis of eyelid
H02.86 - Hypertrichosis of eyelid
H02.87 - Vascular anomalies of eyelid
H02.89 - Other specified disorders of eyelid