Laceration with foreign body of unspecified breast, sequela

This code describes a long-term or late effect resulting from a laceration of an unspecified breast that involved a foreign body. The original injury has healed, but the patient is now experiencing residual symptoms or complications directly attributable to that past trauma.

Use this code when documenting a current condition or symptom that is a direct consequence of a previously healed laceration of the breast that included a foreign body. This applies when the initial injury itself is no longer acute, but its lasting impact is being treated or evaluated. Examples include chronic pain, scarring, or nerve damage stemming from the original foreign body laceration.

• Always sequence this sequela code after the code for the specific residual condition being treated.
• Ensure the medical record clearly links the current condition to the past laceration with a foreign body.
• This code is for an unspecified breast; if the laterality is known, a more specific code should be used.