E871 Foreign object left in body during procedure (E871.0-E871.9) ICD-9-CM
The E871.0-E871.9 block classified e871 foreign object left in body during procedure with 10 legacy diagnosis codes. None remain valid for claim submission; each code below links to its reference page with the official ICD-10-CM replacement under the CMS General Equivalence Mappings.
Retired Code Set
ICD-9-CM stopped being valid for U.S. claims with dates of service on or after October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM replaced it. Use this index for historical lookups and crosswalking; for current coding, start from the ICD-10-CM codes list or the ICD-9 / ICD-10 converter.
Legacy Codes in the E871.0-E871.9 Block 10 codes
None of these codes remain valid for claim submission. Each code page shows its ICD-10-CM replacement under the CMS General Equivalence Mappings.
- E871.0 Post-surgical forgn body
- E871.1 Postinfusion foreign bdy
- E871.2 Postperfusion forgn body
- E871.3 Postinjection forgn body
- E871.4 Postendoscopy forgn body
- E871.5 Postcatheter forgn body
- E871.6 FB post heart catheter
- E871.7 FB post-catheter removal
- E871.8 Post-op foreign body NEC
- E871.9 Post-op foreign body NOS
Questions About This Page
Are the E871.0-E871.9 codes still billable?
No. Every code in this block became invalid for U.S. claims after September 30, 2015. Each code page linked above shows the ICD-10-CM replacement CMS assigned in the General Equivalence Mappings, and the ICD-9 / ICD-10 converter translates any of them directly.
What did the E871.0-E871.9 block classify?
The block classified e871 foreign object left in body during procedure with 10 codes in the final ICD-9-CM release. It sat under External causes of injury (V) in the legacy hierarchy.
Related References
Source: final CMS ICD-9-CM release (version date October 1, 2014). Retired from U.S. claims after September 30, 2015.
