S30.856 — Superficial foreign body of unspecified external genital organs, female
Is S30.856 billable?
No — S30.856 is a non-billable header code. S30.856 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 S30.856.
Billable codes under this header
S30.856 at a glance
| Code | S30.856 |
|---|---|
| Description | Superficial foreign body of unspecified external genital organs, female |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is S30.856 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to S30.856. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › genital organs, external › female
- Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › pudendum › female
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19
Report an additional code alongside S30.856 to fully describe the condition. S30.856 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 S30.856, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S30.856 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S30-S39
The conditions below are not part of S30.856, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S30.856 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S30
The conditions below are not part of S30.856, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S30.856 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- superficial injury of hip (S70.-)
What codes fall under S30.856? (3)
How long has S30.856 existed?
S30.856 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)
- S30.850Superficial foreign body of lower back and pelvisnot billable
- S30.851Superficial foreign body of abdominal wallnot billable
- S30.852Superficial foreign body of penisnot billable
- S30.853Superficial foreign body of scrotum and testesnot billable
- S30.854Superficial foreign body of vagina and vulvanot billable
- S30.855Superficial foreign body of unspecified external genital organs, malenot billable
- S30.857Superficial foreign body of anusnot billable
- S30.85ASuperficial foreign body of flanknot billable