2018

  1. ICD-10-CM Codes
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  2. S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
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  3. T15-T19 Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice
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  4. T17- Foreign body in respiratory tract
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2018 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T17.990A

Other foreign object in respiratory tract, part unspecified in causing asphyxiation, initial encounter

The following code(s) above T17.990A 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 T17.990A:
  • S00-T88
    2018 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
    Use Additional
    • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
    Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
  • T15-T19
    2018 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
ICD-10-CM T17.990A is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v35.0):

Convert T17.990A to ICD-9-CM

Code History
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To T17.990A
T17.920 Food in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing asphyxiation
T17.920A …… initial encounter
T17.920D …… subsequent encounter
T17.920S …… sequela
T17.928 Food in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing other injury
T17.928A …… initial encounter
T17.928D …… subsequent encounter
T17.928S …… sequela
T17.99 Other foreign object in respiratory tract, part unspecified
T17.990 Other foreign object in respiratory tract, part unspecified in causing asphyxiation
T17.990A …… initial encounter
T17.990D …… subsequent encounter
T17.990S …… sequela
T17.998 Other foreign object in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing other injury
T17.998A …… initial encounter
T17.998D …… subsequent encounter
T17.998S …… sequela
T18 Foreign body in alimentary tract
T18.0 Foreign body in mouth
T18.0XXA …… initial encounter
T18.0XXD …… subsequent encounter

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