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

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T17.500A

Unspecified foreign body in bronchus causing asphyxiation, initial encounter

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Billable/Specific Code

T17.500A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Short description: Unsp foreign body in bronchus causing asphyxiation, init
The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM T17.500A became effective on October 1, 2019.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of T17.500A - other international versions of ICD-10 T17.500A may differ.

The following code(s) above T17.500A 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 T17.500A:

S00-T88
2020 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
2020 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

Approximate Synonyms

Aspiration of foreign body into bronchus
Foreign body in main bronchus

ICD-10-CM T17.500A is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v37.0):

205 Other respiratory system diagnoses with mcc
206 Other respiratory system diagnoses without mcc

Convert T17.500A to ICD-9-CM

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

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To T17.500A

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

T17.510D …… subsequent encounter

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

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T17.500A

Unspecified foreign body in bronchus causing asphyxiation, initial encounter

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice