T81.6
ICD-10Non-billable categoryAcute reaction to foreign substance acc left dur proc
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Acute reaction to foreign substance accidentally left during a procedure
T81.6 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Excludes2
Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.
- complications of foreign body accidentally left in body cavity or operation wound following procedure (T81.5-)
ICD-10-CM FY2026 defines 3 codes beneath T81.6. See the ICD-10-CM index for what this site publishes.
Related codes in T81
- T81.1Postprocedural shockcategory
- T81.3Disruption of wound, not elsewhere classifiedcategory
- T81.4Infection following a procedurecategory
- T81.5Comp of foreign body acc left in body following procedurecategory
- T81.7Vascular complications following a procedure, NECcategory
- T81.8Other complications of procedures, not elsewhere classifiedcategory
- T81.9Unspecified complication of procedurecategory
Where this code sits
- Parent code
- T81
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.