H02.814 — Retained foreign body in left upper eyelid
Is H02.814 billable?
Yes — H02.814 is billable for FY2027. H02.814 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. H02.814 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
H02.814 at a glance
| Code | H02.814 |
|---|---|
| Description | Retained foreign body in left upper eyelid |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does H02.814 group to?
H02.814 sits in MDC 02 and helps define the logic of 2 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 124Other Disorders of the Eye with MCC or Thrombolytic Agentmedical
- 125Other Disorders of the Eye without MCCmedical
How is H02.814 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to H02.814. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Foreign body › retained › eyelid › left › upper
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from H02
The conditions below can never be reported together with H02.814 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- congenital malformations of eyelid (Q10.0-Q10.3)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from H02.81
The conditions below can never be reported together with H02.814 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Use additional code — inherited from H02.81
Report an additional code alongside H02.814 to fully describe the condition. H02.814 is sequenced first.
- code to identify the type of retained foreign body (Z18.-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 7
The conditions below are not part of H02.814, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H02.814 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- diabetes mellitus related eye conditions (E09.3-, E10.3-, E11.3-, E13.3-)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury (trauma) of eye and orbit (S05.-)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- syphilis related eye disorders (A50.01, A50.3-, A51.43, A52.71)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from H00-H05
The conditions below are not part of H02.814, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, H02.814 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has H02.814 existed?
H02.814 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
What other codes are in the H02.81 family? (6)
- H02.811Retained foreign body in right upper eyelid
- H02.812Retained foreign body in right lower eyelid
- H02.813Retained foreign body in right eye, unspecified eyelid
- H02.815Retained foreign body in left lower eyelid
- H02.816Retained foreign body in left eye, unspecified eyelid
- H02.819Retained foreign body in unspecified eye, unspecified eyelid