ICD-11

Code first the injury or harm associated with the procedure. Code also the cause of harm which identifies the procedure or intervention.

A foreign body is any solid material not normally found in the human body. It is accidentally left in the body if there was no specific intention to keep it in the body, either because it was indicated for medical purposes or because it was unsafe to retrieve.

Foreign bodies may consist of medical and surgical devices which enter the body during a procedure. Foreign bodies might also consist of other material which enters the body traumatically or through accidental ingestion. Foreign bodies represent a risk to patients and therefore should be removed, if possible. Sometimes surgical devices are left intentionally - for example sutures, staples, and prostheses. These would not meet the definition of being left accidentally. Sometimes material which entered the body during trauma is left in the body intentionally, as it would cause damage to remove it. In either situation, the foreign body must not be left intentionally for it to be considered.

Code first the injury or harm associated with the procedure or intervention. Code also the cause of harm which identifies the procedure or intervention.