Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T81.51

Adhesions due to foreign body accidentally left in body following procedure

ICD-10-CM Code:
T81.51
ICD-10 Code for:
Adhesions due to fb acc left in body following procedure
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
    (S00–T88)
    • Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
      (T80-T88)
      • Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
        (T81)

T81.51 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of adhesions due to foreign body accidentally left in body following procedure. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Adhesions due to fb acc left in body following procedure

Non-specific codes like T81.51 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for adhesions due to fb acc left in body following procedure:

  • T81.510 for Adhesions due to foreign body accidentally left in body following surgical operation - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T81.510A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T81.510D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T81.510S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • T81.511 for Adhesions due to foreign body accidentally left in body following infusion or transfusion - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T81.511A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T81.511D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T81.511S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • T81.512 for Adhesions due to foreign body accidentally left in body following kidney dialysis - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T81.512A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T81.512D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T81.512S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • T81.513 for Adhesions due to foreign body accidentally left in body following injection or immunization - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T81.513A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T81.513D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T81.513S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • T81.514 for Adhesions due to foreign body accidentally left in body following endoscopic examination - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T81.514A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T81.514D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T81.514S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • T81.515 for Adhesions due to foreign body accidentally left in body following heart catheterization - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T81.515A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T81.515D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T81.515S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • T81.516 for Adhesions due to foreign body accidentally left in body following aspiration, puncture or other catheterization - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T81.516A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T81.516D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T81.516S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • T81.517 for Adhesions due to foreign body accidentally left in body following removal of catheter or packing - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T81.517A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T81.517D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T81.517S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • T81.518 for Adhesions due to foreign body accidentally left in body following other procedure - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T81.518A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T81.518D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T81.518S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • T81.519 for Adhesions due to foreign body accidentally left in body following unspecified procedure - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T81.519A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T81.519D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T81.519S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

Coding Guidelines

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from block Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified (T81). Use the following options for the aplicable episode of care:

  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela

Patient Education


Adhesions

Adhesions are bands of scar-like tissue. Normally, internal tissues and organs have slippery surfaces so they can shift easily as the body moves. Adhesions cause tissues and organs to stick together. They might connect the loops of the intestines to each other, to nearby organs, or to the wall of the abdomen. They can pull sections of the intestines out of place. This may block food from passing through the intestine.

Adhesions can occur anywhere in the body. But they often form after surgery on the abdomen. Almost everyone who has surgery on the abdomen gets adhesions. Some adhesions don't cause any problems. But when they partly or completely block the intestines, they cause symptoms such as:

  • Severe abdominal pain or cramping
  • Vomiting
  • Bloating
  • An inability to pass gas
  • Constipation

Adhesions can sometimes cause infertility in women by preventing fertilized eggs from reaching the uterus.

No tests are available to detect adhesions. Doctors usually find them during surgery to diagnose other problems.

Some adhesions go away by themselves. If they partly block your intestines, a diet low in fiber can allow food to move easily through the affected area. If you have a complete intestinal obstruction, it is life-threatening. You should get immediate medical attention and may need surgery.

NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases


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Foreign Bodies

If you've ever gotten a splinter or had sand in your eye, you've had experience with a foreign body. A foreign body is something that is stuck inside you but isn't supposed to be there. You may inhale or swallow a foreign body, or you may get one from an injury to almost any part of your body. Foreign bodies are more common in small children, who sometimes stick things in their mouths, ears, and noses.

Some foreign bodies, like a small splinter, do not cause serious harm. Inhaled or swallowed foreign bodies may cause choking or bowel obstruction and may require medical care.


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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.