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Z18.33

Billable

Retained wood fragments

Retained wood fragments

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

Z18-Z18

Parent Code

Z18.3

Coding Notes

Includes

Conditions included under this code

  • embedded fragment (status)
  • embedded splinter (status)
  • retained foreign body status
Related Codes(3)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(121)

SNOMED CT

Clinical Terms

  • Splinter in ankle
  • Wood splinter in head and/or neck
  • Wood splinter in groin
  • Foreign body in lip
  • Splinter in neck
  • Splinter in wrist
  • Splinter in face
  • Wood splinter in axilla
  • Wood splinter in ear region
  • Wood splinter in face
  • Wood splinter in heel
  • Wood splinter in lower leg
  • Wood splinter in perineum
  • Wood splinter in knee
  • Wood splinter in thigh
  • Wood splinter in trunk
  • Splinter in hip
  • Wood splinter in anterior region of neck
  • Splinter in breast
  • Wood splinter in toe
  • Wood splinter in dorsum of foot
  • Wood splinter in calf
  • Wood splinter in shin
  • Wood splinter in buttock
  • Wood splinter in great toe
  • Wood splinter in eye region
  • Wood splinter in forehead
  • Splinter in foot
  • Splinter in thigh
  • Wood splinter in neck
  • Splinter in shoulder
  • Wood splinter in ankle
  • Wood splinter in back
  • Wood splinter in elbow
  • Wood splinter in foot
  • Wood splinter in head and neck
  • Wood splinter in breast
  • Wood splinter in chest
  • Splinter in knee
  • Wood splinter in hip
  • Wood splinter in mouth
  • Wood splinter in shoulder
  • Wood splinter in wrist
  • Foreign body in heel
  • Splinter in elbow
  • Wood splinter in pharynx
  • Wood splinter in lip
  • Wood splinter in abdomen
  • Wood splinter in throat
  • Wood splinter in cheek
  • Splinter in toe
  • Wood splinter in thorax
  • Splinter in axilla
  • Splinter in groin
  • Splinter in lower leg
  • Splinter in back
  • Wood splinter in head
  • Wood splinter in sole of foot
  • Wood splinter in genitalia
  • Splinter in buttock
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for retained wood fragments?

The ICD-10-CM code for retained wood fragments is Z18.33. The full clinical description is "Retained wood fragments". Z18.33 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code Z18.33 mean?

ICD-10-CM code Z18.33 represents “Retained wood fragments”. It is classified under Chapter 22: Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact With Health Services and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is Z18.33 a billable code?

Yes, Z18.33 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is Z18.33 in?

Z18.33 is in Chapter 22: Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact With Health Services (codes Z00-Z99).

What codes cannot be used with Z18.33?

Z18.33 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: artificial joint prosthesis status (Z96.6-); foreign body accidentally left during a procedure (T81.5-); foreign body entering through orifice (T15-T19); and 5 more.

What SNOMED CT codes does Z18.33 map to?

Z18.33 maps to 58 SNOMED CT concepts: 211429009, 312590001, 789050006, 1363150006, 1363129002, and 53 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for Z18.33?

Z18.33 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2921337. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

How does Z18.33 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like retained wood fragments affect a person's functioning: body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

What is the ICD-11 equivalent of Z18.33?

There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for Z18.33 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.