S30.85A — Superficial foreign body of flank
Is S30.85A billable?
No — S30.85A is a non-billable header code. S30.85A 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 S30.85A.
S30.85A at a glance
| Code | S30.85A |
|---|---|
| Description | Superficial foreign body of flank |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is S30.85A listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to S30.85A. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › flank
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19
Report an additional code alongside S30.85A to fully describe the condition. S30.85A 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 S30.85A, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S30.85A and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S30-S39
The conditions below are not part of S30.85A, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S30.85A and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S30
The conditions below are not part of S30.85A, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S30.85A and the excluded code may both be reported.
- superficial injury of hip (S70.-)
What codes fall under S30.85A? (3)
How long has S30.85A existed?
S30.85A first appears in FY2026.
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
- S30.856Superficial foreign body of unspecified external genital organs, femalenot billable
- S30.857Superficial foreign body of anusnot billable