2025 ICD-10-CM code T19.2
Foreign body in vulva and vagina.
Removal of the foreign body is medically necessary to prevent complications such as infection, trauma, or discomfort.
The clinician is responsible for removing the foreign body and ensuring no further damage or infection occurs. They also need to investigate the circumstances surrounding the presence of the foreign body.
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- T19: Foreign body in genitourinary tract
In simple words: An object is stuck in the vulva or vagina.
Presence of a foreign object within the vulva and/or vagina.
Example 1: A young child inserts a small toy into her vagina., A woman experiences discomfort due to a retained tampon., A female patient presents with a foreign body in the vulva following a sexual assault.
Details of the foreign body (size, shape, material), the location (vulva, vagina, or both), method of removal, any associated injuries or complications, and patient-reported circumstances related to insertion.
** Excludes1: birth trauma (P10-P15), obstetric trauma (O70-O71).Excludes2: foreign body accidentally left in operation wound (T81.5-), foreign body in penetrating wound, residual foreign body in soft tissue (M79.5), splinter, without open wound.
- Specialties:Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Gynecology, Family Medicine
- Place of Service:Office, Home, Inpatient Hospital, Emergency Room - Hospital, Urgent Care Facility