Z18.31 - Retained animal quills or spines
The ICD 10 Code for Retained animal quills or spines is listed as Z18.31.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.
| ICD 10 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | Z18.31
|
| Description: | Retained animal quills or spines |
| Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0) |
951 - Other Factors Influencing Health Status
|
| Chapter | Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99) |
| Block | Retained foreign body fragments (Z18) |
| Parent | Z18.3 - Retained organic fragments |
| ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD 9 Dx Code: | V90.31 - Retained animal quills or spines |
| ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of Z18.31: | |
| Z18.32 - Retained tooth | |
| Z18.33 - Retained wood fragments | |
| Z18.39 - Other retained organic fragments | |