2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Supplementary Classification Of External Causes Of Injury And Poisoning E800-E999 > Misadventures To Patients During Surgical And Medical Care E870-E876 > Foreign Object Left In Body During Procedure E871.* > 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis E871.6 Foreign object left in body during heart catheterization  On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date. The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM E871.6 can be accessed here. E871.6 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 E871.* hierarchy ICD9Data's sister site ProcedureCodes.com launches with the 2008/09 CPT® codes - read more on the ICD9Data.com blog.