S30.857
Superficial foreign body of anus
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 9 never code together
S30-S39block
Excludes2
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)T20-T32
- effects of foreign body in anus and rectum (T18.5)T18.5
- effects of foreign body in genitourinary tract (T19.-)T19.-
- effects of foreign body in stomach, small intestine and colon (T18.2-T18.4)T18.2-T18.4
- frostbite (T33-T34)T33-T34
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)T63.4
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
7th character 3
A initial encounter
D subsequent encounter
S sequela
Instructional notes 9
S30-S39block
Includes
- injuries to the abdominal wall
- injuries to the anus
- injuries to the buttock
- injuries to the external genitalia
- injuries to the flank
- injuries to the groin
S00-T88chapter
Notes
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Use additional code
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)Z18.-
Index entries leading here 1
- Foreign body
- superficial, without open wound
- anus S30.857
- superficial, without open wound
Alongside this code 8 same parent — S30.85
S30.850 Superficial foreign body of lower back and pelvis category S30.851 Superficial foreign body of abdominal wall category S30.852 Superficial foreign body of penis category S30.853 Superficial foreign body of scrotum and testes category S30.854 Superficial foreign body of vagina and vulva category S30.855 Superficial fb of unsp external genital organs, male category S30.856 Superficial fb of unsp external genital organs, female category S30.85A Superficial foreign body of flank category
Subordinate codes 3
Additional references
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