2025 ICD-10-CM code Z87.821
(Active) Effective Date: N/A Factors influencing health status and contact with health services - Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status 21. Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99) Feed
Personal history of a retained foreign body that has been completely removed.
This code is used to document a past event and does not indicate current medical necessity.
Clinicians should document the details of the original incident, including the type of foreign body, the location, the date of removal, and any complications.
- 21. Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
- Z87.8 Personal history of other (healed) physical injury and trauma
In simple words: The patient has a history of having a foreign object stuck in their body, which has since been completely removed.
Personal history of a retained foreign body that has been completely removed.
Example 1: A patient presents for a routine check-up. They have a history of a fishbone lodged in their esophagus, which was removed endoscopically last year. The appropriate code is Z87.821., A patient with a history of a retained bullet in their leg, now removed, presents with knee pain. The bullet removal is documented using Z87.821, along with the appropriate code for the knee pain., A child who had a small toy removed from their nasal passage a few years prior is brought in for a vaccination. Code Z87.821 documents the past foreign body removal.
Documentation should include the type of foreign body, date of removal and method of removal.
** This code is intended for use when the foreign body has been completely removed.If fragments remain, a different code may be appropriate.
- Specialties:Any specialty
- Place of Service:Any place of service