ICD-10-CM · Chapter 21 · Z00–Z99
Z18.0
Retained radioactive fragments
Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- Z18.0
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 21 — Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
- Category
- Z18 — Retained foreign body fragments
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM Z18.0 is a category (header) for retained radioactive fragments. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in Z18
- Z18Retained foreign body fragments
- Z18.01Retained depleted uranium fragments
- Z18.09Other retained radioactive fragments
- Z18.1Retained metal fragments
- Z18.10Retained metal fragments, unspecified
- Z18.11Retained magnetic metal fragments
- Z18.12Retained nonmagnetic metal fragments
- Z18.2Retained plastic fragments
- Z18.3Retained organic fragments
- Z18.31Retained animal quills or spines
- Z18.32Retained tooth
- Z18.33Retained wood fragments
- Z18.39Other retained organic fragments
- Z18.8Other specified retained foreign body
- Z18.81Retained glass fragments
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