T18Non-billable (header)

Foreign body in alimentary tract

Also Indexed As(ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index)

These clinical terms, synonyms, and manifestations all map to T18 in the official ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.

Asphyxia, asphyxiation, by, food (bone) (seed)Aspiration, food (any type) (into respiratory tract) (with asphyxia, obstruction respiratory tract, suffocation)Choked, choking (on) (any object except food or vomitus), food (bone) (seed)Compression, trachea by, food (lodged in esophagus)Food (any type) in, air passages (with asphyxia, obstruction, or suffocation)Food (any type) in, alimentary tract causing asphyxia (due to compression of trachea)Inhalation, food (any type) (into respiratory tract) (with asphyxia, obstruction respiratory tract, suffocation)Interruption of respiration (by), food (lodged in esophagus)Suffocation (accidental) (by external means) (by pressure) (mechanical), due to, by, food, any type (aspiration) (ingestion) (inhalation)

⚠ Excludes 2(Not included here)

  • •foreign body in pharynx (T17.2-)

Code Hierarchy

┌19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)├T15-T19Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19)├T18Foreign body in alimentary tract
└T18Foreign body in alimentary tract

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