Z18

Type 1 Excludes

• artificial joint prosthesis status (Z96.6-)
• foreign body accidentally left during a procedure (T81.5-)
• foreign body entering through orifice (T15-T19)
• in situ cardiac device (Z95.-)
• organ or tissue replaced by means other than transplant (Z96.-, Z97.-)
• organ or tissue replaced by transplant (Z94.-)
• personal history of retained foreign body fully removed Z87.821
• superficial foreign body (non-embedded splinter) - code to superficial foreign body, by site