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 T17.818

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T17.818

Gastric contents in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury

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Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

T17.818 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
Short description: Gastric contents in oth prt resp tract causing oth injury
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM T17.818 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of T17.818 - other international versions of ICD-10 T17.818 may differ.

The following code(s) above T17.818 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 T17.818:

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
T17.8
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T17.8
Foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract
Applicable To
- Foreign body in bronchioles
- Foreign body in lung
Foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract
T17.81
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T17.81
Gastric contents in other parts of respiratory tract
Applicable To
- Aspiration of gastric contents into other parts of respiratory tract
- Vomitus in other parts of respiratory tract
Gastric contents in other parts of respiratory tract

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 T17.818:

Foreign body
- respiratory tract T17.908
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T17.908
  Unspecified foreign body in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing other injury
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
  - specified site NEC T17.808
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T17.808
    Unspecified foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury
    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    - causing
      - injury NEC T17.808
        ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T17.808
        Unspecified foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury
        2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
        gastric contents T17.818 (vomitus)

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To T17.818

T17.800S …… sequela

T17.808 Unspecified foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury

T17.808A …… initial encounter

T17.808D …… subsequent encounter

T17.808S …… sequela

T17.81 Gastric contents in other parts of respiratory tract

T17.810 Gastric contents in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation

T17.810A …… initial encounter

T17.810D …… subsequent encounter

T17.810S …… sequela

T17.818 Gastric contents in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury

T17.818A …… initial encounter

T17.818D …… subsequent encounter

T17.818S …… sequela

T17.82 Food in other parts of respiratory tract

T17.820 Food in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation

T17.820A …… initial encounter

T17.820D …… subsequent encounter

T17.820S …… sequela

T17.828 Food in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury

T17.828A …… 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 T17.818

Gastric contents in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice

Foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract

Gastric contents in other parts of respiratory tract

Unspecified foreign body in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing other injury

Unspecified foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury

Unspecified foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury