T81.539⚠ Requires 7th Character

Perforation due to foreign body accidentally left in body following unspecified procedure

Perforation due to foreign body accidentally left in body fo…

⚠ 7th Character Required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T81

This code is not valid for billing without a 7th character. Append one of the following to T81.539:

Ainitial encounterT81.539ADsubsequent encounterT81.539DSsequelaT81.539S

Sub-codes of T81.539(3)

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T81.539APerforation due to foreign body accidentally left in body fo…✓ BillableT81.539DPerforation due to foreign body accidentally left in body fo…✓ BillableT81.539SPerforation due to foreign body accidentally left in body fo…✓ Billable

Also Indexed As(ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index)

These clinical terms, synonyms, and manifestations all map to T81.539 in the official ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.

Foreign body, accidentally left following a procedure, causing, perforationPerforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of), by, foreign body left accidentally in operative woundPuncture, by, foreign body left accidentally in operative wound

Code Hierarchy

┌19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)├T80-T88Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (T80-T88)├T81Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
└T81.539Perforation due to foreign body accidentally left in body fo…

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