Z18.1

Non-Billable
ChapterZ00–Z99
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Official Description

Retained metal fragments

Metadata & Insights
  • 2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • Chapter 21: Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services (Z00-Z99).

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here)
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Clinical Hierarchy

CH21Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
Z18Retained foreign body fragments
Z18.1Retained metal fragments
Z18.10Retained metal fragments, unspecified
Z18.11Retained magnetic metal fragments
Z18.12Retained nonmagnetic metal fragments

Applicable Ancestor Context

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categoryZ18
Retained foreign body fragments
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

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