998.4 - Foreign Body Accidentally Left During A Procedure

The ICD 9 Code for Foreign body accidentally left during a procedure is listed as 998.4.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.

ICD 9 CM Field	Value
Diagnosis Code:	998.4
Long Description:	Foreign body accidentally left during a procedure
Short Description:	FB left during procedure

Chapter:	Injury And Poisoning
Block:	Complications Of Surgical And Medical Care, Not Elsewhere Classified (996-999)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code:	T81.509A - Unspecified complication of foreign body accidentally left in body following unspecified procedure, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code:	T81.519A - Adhesions due to foreign body accidentally left in body following unspecified procedure, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code:	T81.529A - Obstruction due to foreign body accidentally left in body following unspecified procedure, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code:	T81.539A - Perforation due to foreign body accidentally left in body following unspecified procedure, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 998.4:
998.2 - Accidental puncture or laceration during a procedure, not elsewhere classified
998.6 - Persistent postoperative fistula
998.7 - Acute reaction to foreign substance accidentally left during a procedure
998.9 - Unspecified complication of procedure, not elsewhere classified