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
T18- Foreign body in alimentary tract
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T18.198

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T18.198

Other foreign object in esophagus causing other injury

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Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

T18.198 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 T18.198 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of T18.198 - other international versions of ICD-10 T18.198 may differ.

The following code(s) above T18.198 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 T18.198:

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
T18
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T18
Foreign body in alimentary tract
Type 2 Excludes
- foreign body in pharynx (T17.2-)
Foreign body in alimentary tract
T18.1
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T18.1
Foreign body in esophagus
Type 2 Excludes
- foreign body in respiratory tract (T17.-)
Foreign body in esophagus

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 T18.198:

Foreign body
- esophagus T18.108
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T18.108
  Unspecified foreign body in esophagus causing other injury
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
  - causing
    - injury NEC T18.108
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T18.108
      Unspecified foreign body in esophagus causing other injury
      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
      - specified type NEC T18.198

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To T18.198

T18.120S …… sequela

T18.128 Food in esophagus causing other injury

T18.128A …… initial encounter

T18.128D …… subsequent encounter

T18.128S …… sequela

T18.19 Other foreign object in esophagus

T18.190 Other foreign object in esophagus causing compression of trachea

T18.190A …… initial encounter

T18.190D …… subsequent encounter

T18.190S …… sequela

T18.198 Other foreign object in esophagus causing other injury

T18.198A …… initial encounter

T18.198D …… subsequent encounter

T18.198S …… sequela

T18.2 Foreign body in stomach

T18.2XXA …… initial encounter

T18.2XXD …… subsequent encounter

T18.2XXS …… sequela

T18.3 Foreign body in small intestine

T18.3XXA …… initial encounter

T18.3XXD …… subsequent 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 T18.198

Other foreign object in esophagus causing other injury

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice

Foreign body in alimentary tract

Foreign body in esophagus

Unspecified foreign body in esophagus causing other injury

Unspecified foreign body in esophagus causing other injury