2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T17.500

Unspecified foreign body in bronchus causing asphyxiation

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2021

Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

T17.500 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 T17.500 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of T17.500 - other international versions of ICD-10 T17.500 may differ.

The following code(s) above T17.500 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

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

that may be applicable to T17.500:

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 T17.500:

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To T17.500

T17.490 Other foreign object in trachea causing asphyxiation

T17.490A …… initial encounter

T17.490D …… subsequent encounter

T17.490S …… sequela

T17.498 Other foreign object in trachea causing other injury

T17.498A …… initial encounter

T17.498D …… subsequent encounter

T17.498S …… sequela

T17.5 Foreign body in bronchus

T17.50 Unspecified foreign body in bronchus

T17.500 Unspecified foreign body in bronchus causing asphyxiation

T17.500A …… initial encounter

T17.500D …… subsequent encounter

T17.500S …… sequela

T17.508 Unspecified foreign body in bronchus causing other injury

T17.508A …… initial encounter

T17.508D …… subsequent encounter

T17.508S …… sequela

T17.51 Gastric contents in bronchus

T17.510 Gastric contents in bronchus causing asphyxiation

T17.510A …… initial encounter

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