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

2018/2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T17.310

Gastric contents in larynx causing asphyxiation

2016

2017

2018

2019

Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

T17.310 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2018/2019 edition of ICD-10-CM T17.310 became effective on October 1, 2018.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of T17.310 - other international versions of ICD-10 T17.310 may differ.

The following code(s) above T17.310 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 T17.310:

S00-T88
2019 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
2019 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
T17.31
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T17.31
Gastric contents in larynx
Applicable To
- Aspiration of gastric contents into larynx
- Vomitus in larynx
Gastric contents in larynx

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

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to T17.310:

Foreign body
- larynx T17.308
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T17.308
  Unspecified foreign body in larynx causing other injury
  2016 2017 2018 2019 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
  - causing
    - asphyxiation T17.300
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T17.300
      Unspecified foreign body in larynx causing asphyxiation
      2016 2017 2018 2019 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
      - gastric contents T17.310 (vomitus)

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To T17.310

T17.30 Unspecified foreign body in larynx

T17.300 Unspecified foreign body in larynx causing asphyxiation

T17.300A …… initial encounter

T17.300D …… subsequent encounter

T17.300S …… sequela

T17.308 Unspecified foreign body in larynx causing other injury

T17.308A …… initial encounter

T17.308D …… subsequent encounter

T17.308S …… sequela

T17.31 Gastric contents in larynx

T17.310 Gastric contents in larynx causing asphyxiation

T17.310A …… initial encounter

T17.310D …… subsequent encounter

T17.310S …… sequela

T17.318 Gastric contents in larynx causing other injury

T17.318A …… initial encounter

T17.318D …… subsequent encounter

T17.318S …… sequela

T17.32 Food in larynx

T17.320 Food in larynx causing asphyxiation

T17.320A …… initial encounter

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