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FY2027

T19.2Foreign body in vulva and vagina

Not billable

Is T19.2 billable?

No — T19.2 is a non-billable header code. T19.2 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 T19.2.

T19.2 at a glance

CodeT19.2
DescriptionForeign body in vulva and vagina
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is T19.2 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to T19.2. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Foreign bodyentering through orificevagina
  • Foreign bodyentering through orificevulva
  • Foreign bodygenitourinary tractvagina
  • Foreign bodygenitourinary tractvulva

Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19

Report an additional code alongside T19.2 to fully describe the condition. T19.2 is sequenced first.

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

Use additional code — inherited from T15-T19

Report an additional code alongside T19.2 to fully describe the condition. T19.2 is sequenced first.

  • code, if known, for foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice (W44.-)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 19

The conditions below are not part of T19.2, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, T19.2 and the excluded code may both be reported.

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

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from T15-T19

The conditions below are not part of T19.2, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, T19.2 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • foreign body accidentally left in operation wound (T81.5-)
  • foreign body in penetrating wound - See open wound by body region
  • residual foreign body in soft tissue (M79.5)
  • splinter, without open wound - See superficial injury by body region

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from T19

The conditions below are not part of T19.2, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, T19.2 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • complications due to implanted mesh (T83.7-)
  • mechanical complications of contraceptive device (intrauterine) (vaginal) (T83.3-)
  • presence of contraceptive device (intrauterine) (vaginal) (Z97.5)

What codes fall under T19.2? (3)

How long has T19.2 existed?

T19.2 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 T19 family? (6)