ICD-11 classes
23 External causes of morbidity or mortality
Causes of healthcare related harm or injury
PL11 — Mode of injury or harm associated with a surgical or other...
PL11.3 — Foreign body accidentally left in body, as mode of injury...
ICD-11 PL11.3 — Foreign body accidentally left in body, as mode of injury or harm
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.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
It excludes 1 item.
- Foreign body accidentally left in body without injury or harm (QA51)
It has no clarifying diagnoses.