H02.816 Retained foreign body in left eye, unspecified eyelid

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applies from H02 Other disorders of eyelid

Excludes1 (never code together)

• congenital malformations of eyelid (Q10.0-Q10.3)

Applies from H02.81 Retained foreign body in eyelid

Excludes1 (never code together)

• laceration of eyelid with foreign body (S01.12-)
• retained intraocular foreign body (H44.6-, H44.7-)
• superficial foreign body of eyelid and periocular area (S00.25-)

Use additional code

• code to identify the type of retained foreign body (Z18.-)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 124-125 in MDC 02.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 374.86 Retained foreign body of eyelid (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to H02.816

Back-references to H02.81

• Type 2 Excludes: H05.5 Retained (old) foreign body following penetrating wound of orbit ("retained foreign body of eyelid (H02.81-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: H44.6 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, magnetic ("retained foreign body in eyelid (H02.81-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: H44.7 Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic ("retained foreign body in eyelid (H02.81-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: S00.25 Superficial foreign body of eyelid and periocular area ("retained foreign body in eyelid (H02.81-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Z03.82 Encounter for observation for suspected foreign body ruled out ("retained foreign body in eyelid (H02.81)")

Back-references to H02.8

• Type 2 Excludes: T15 Foreign body on external eye ("retained foreign body in eyelid (H02.8-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for H02.816

• Foreign body › retained (old) (nonmagnetic) (in) › eyelid › left

Nearby codes

• H02.811 Retained foreign body in right upper eyelid
• H02.812 Retained foreign body in right lower eyelid
• H02.813 Retained foreign body in right eye, unspecified eyelid
• H02.814 Retained foreign body in left upper eyelid
• H02.815 Retained foreign body in left lower eyelid
• H02.816 Retained foreign body in left eye, unspecified eyelid (this code)
• H02.819 Retained foreign body in unspecified eye, unspecified eyelid
• H02.82 Cysts of eyelid
• H02.821 Cysts of right upper eyelid
• H02.822 Cysts of right lower eyelid
• H02.823 Cysts of right eye, unspecified eyelid