T81.5Foreign body accidentally left in body cavity or operation wound following a procedure
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
May be used as the primary diagnosis
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Complete code in the classification
Use when the diagnosis matches and no exclusion applies.
- Official Vietnamese name
- Dị vật vô tình bị để lại trong khoang cơ thể hoặc vết mổ sau can thiệp
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Adhesions due to foreign body accidentally left in operation wound or body cavity Obstruction due to foreign body accidentally left in operation wound or body cavity Perforation due to foreign body accidentally left in operation wound or body cavity Excl.: obstruction or perforation due to prosthetic devices and implants intentionally left in body (T82.0-
Related T81 codes
T81
Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
T81.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Haemorrhage and haematoma complicating a procedure, not elsewhere classified
T81.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Shock during or resulting from a procedure, not elsewhere classified
T81.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Accidental puncture and laceration during a procedure, not elsewhere classified
T81.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Disruption of operation wound, not elsewhere classified
T81.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Infection following a procedure, not elsewhere classified
T81.6
Primary diagnosis candidate
Acute reaction to foreign substance accidentally left during a procedure
T81.7
Primary diagnosis candidate
Vascular complications following a procedure, not elsewhere classified
T81.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
T81.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Unspecified complication of procedure
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
