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FY2027

S30.850 — Superficial foreign body of lower back and pelvis

Not billable

Is S30.850 billable?

No — S30.850 is a non-billable header code. S30.850 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 3 billable codes beneath S30.850.

S30.850 at a glance

CodeS30.850
DescriptionSuperficial foreign body of lower back and pelvis
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is S30.850 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to S30.850. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › back, lower
  • Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › buttock
  • Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › lower back
  • Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › lumbar region
  • Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › pelvis
  • Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › pubic region
  • Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › sacral region
  • Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › perineum › male
  • Injury › superficial NEC › back › lower › superficial › foreign body

Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19

Report an additional code alongside S30.850 to fully describe the condition. S30.850 is sequenced first.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 19

The conditions below are not part of S30.850, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S30.850 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • birth trauma (P10-P15)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S30-S39

The conditions below are not part of S30.850, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S30.850 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • effects of foreign body in anus and rectum (T18.5)
  • effects of foreign body in genitourinary tract (T19.-)
  • effects of foreign body in stomach, small intestine and colon (T18.2-T18.4)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S30

The conditions below are not part of S30.850, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S30.850 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • superficial injury of hip (S70.-)

What codes fall under S30.850? (3)

How long has S30.850 existed?

S30.850 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 S30.85 family? (8)