ICD-10-CM Codes
S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
T15-T19 Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice
T17- Foreign body in respiratory tract
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T17.200

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T17.200

Unspecified foreign body in pharynx causing asphyxiation

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Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

T17.200 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM T17.200 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of T17.200 - other international versions of ICD-10 T17.200 may differ.

The following code(s) above T17.200 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to T17.200:

S00-T88
2021 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Note
- 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
Type 1 Excludes
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Use Additional
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
T15-T19
2021 ICD-10-CM Range T15-T19
Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice
Type 2 Excludes
- foreign body accidentally left in operation wound (T81.5-)
- foreign body in penetrating wound - See open wound by body region
- residual foreign body in soft tissue (M79.5)
- splinter, without open wound - See superficial injury by body region
Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice
T17.2
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T17.2
Foreign body in pharynx
Applicable To
- Foreign body in nasopharynx
- Foreign body in throat NOS
Foreign body in pharynx

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to T17.200:

Foreign body
- pharynx T17.208
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T17.208
  Unspecified foreign body in pharynx causing other injury
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
  - causing
    - asphyxiation T17.200

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To T17.200

T17.0 Foreign body in nasal sinus

T17.0XXA …… initial encounter

T17.0XXD …… subsequent encounter

T17.0XXS …… sequela

T17.1 Foreign body in nostril

T17.1XXA …… initial encounter

T17.1XXD …… subsequent encounter

T17.1XXS …… sequela

T17.2 Foreign body in pharynx

T17.20 Unspecified foreign body in pharynx

T17.200 Unspecified foreign body in pharynx causing asphyxiation

T17.200A …… initial encounter

T17.200D …… subsequent encounter

T17.200S …… sequela

T17.208 Unspecified foreign body in pharynx causing other injury

T17.208A …… initial encounter

T17.208D …… subsequent encounter

T17.208S …… sequela

T17.21 Gastric contents in pharynx

T17.210 Gastric contents in pharynx causing asphyxiation

T17.210A …… initial encounter

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T17.200

Unspecified foreign body in pharynx causing asphyxiation

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice

Foreign body in pharynx

Unspecified foreign body in pharynx causing other injury