Z18.01 is the authoritative medical code for Retained depleted uranium fragments. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for retained depleted uranium fragments (ICD-10-CM Z18.01), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Retained depleted uranium fragments is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code Z18.01. Includes: embedded fragment status; embedded splinter status; retained foreign body status. Excludes1 (not coded here): artificial joint prosthesis status Z96.6-; foreign body accidentally left during a procedure T81.5-; foreign body entering through orifice T15-T19; in situ cardiac device Z95.-; organ or tissue replaced by means other than transplant (Z96.-, Z97.-); organ or tissue replaced by transplant Z94.-; personal history of retained foreign body fully removed Z87.821; superficial foreign body (non-embedded splinter) - code to superficial foreign body, by site.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for Z18.01 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Includes
Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.
- embedded fragment status
- embedded splinter status
- retained foreign body status
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- artificial joint prosthesis status Z96.6-
- foreign body accidentally left during a procedure T81.5-
- foreign body entering through orifice T15-T19
- in situ cardiac device Z95.-
- organ or tissue replaced by means other than transplant (Z96.-, Z97.-)
- organ or tissue replaced by transplant Z94.-
- personal history of retained foreign body fully removed Z87.821
- superficial foreign body (non-embedded splinter) - code to superficial foreign body, by site
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with Z18.01?
Per Excludes1 instructions, Z18.01 must not be reported with: artificial joint prosthesis status (Z96.6-); foreign body accidentally left during a procedure (T81.5-); foreign body entering through orifice (T15-T19); in situ cardiac device (Z95.-).
Codes in This Family (18)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as Z18.01, with their registry titles.
- Z18 — Retained foreign body fragments
- Z18.0 — Retained radioactive fragments
- Z18.09 — Other retained radioactive fragments
- Z18.1 — Retained metal fragments
- Z18.10 — Retained metal fragments, unspecified
- Z18.11 — Retained magnetic metal fragments
- Z18.12 — Retained nonmagnetic metal fragments
- Z18.2 — Retained plastic fragments
- Z18.3 — Retained organic fragments
- Z18.31 — Retained animal quills or spines
- Z18.32 — Retained tooth
- Z18.33 — Retained wood fragments
- Z18.39 — Other retained organic fragments
- Z18.8 — Other specified retained foreign body
- Z18.81 — Retained glass fragments
- Z18.83 — Retained stone or crystalline fragments
- Z18.89 — Other specified retained foreign body fragments
- Z18.9 — Retained foreign body fragments, unspecified material
Indexed Clinical Terms (2)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Retained, foreign body fragments (type of), depleted uranium
- Retained, fragments (type of ), depleted uranium
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