Diagnostic Guide Name
FOREIGN BODY
ICD 10 Diagnosis, Single Code, Left Code, Right Code and Bilateral Code
| DIAGNOSIS | SINGLE CODE ONLY | LEFT | RIGHT | BILATERAL (If Available) |
| FOREIGN BODY, SUPERFICIAL, WITHOUT OPEN WOUND | ||||
| - ELBOW | S50.352_ | S50.351_ | ||
| - FOREARM | S50.852_ | S50.851_ | ||
| - WRIST | S60.852_ | S50.851_ | ||
| - HAND | S60.552_ | S60.551_ | ||
| - INDEX FINGER | S60.451_ | S60.450_ | ||
| - MIDDLE FINGER | S60.453_ | S60.452_ | ||
| - RING FINGER | S60.455_ | S60.454_ | ||
| - LITTLE FINGER | S60.457_ | S60.456_ | ||
| - THUMB | S60.352_ | S60.351_ | ||
| FOREIGN BODY, WITH LACERATION | ||||
| - ELBOW | S51.022_ | S51.021_ | ||
| - FOREARM | S51.822_ | S51.821_ | ||
| - WRIST | S61.522_ | S61.521_ | ||
| - HAND | S61.422_ | S61.421_ | ||
| - INDEX FINGER | S61.221_ | S61.220_ | ||
| - MIDDLE FINGER | S61.223_ | S61.222_ | ||
| - RING FINGER | S61.225_ | S61.224_ | ||
| - LITTLE FINGER | S61.227_ | S61.226_ | ||
| - THUMB | S61.022_ | S61.021_ | ||
| FOREIGN BODY, RETAINED/RESIDUAL, SOFT TISSUE | M79.5 |
Instructions (ICD 10 CM 2020, U.S. Version)
| THE APPROPRIATE SEVENTH CHARACTER IS TO BE ADDED TO EACH CODE FROM CATEGORY S50, S60, S51 AND S61 |
| A - Initial Encounter |
| D - Subsequent Routine Healing |
| S - Sequela |
ICD-10 Reference
Reproduced from the International statistical classification of diseases and related health problems, 10th revision, Fifth edition, 2016. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2016 https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/246208