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ICD-10-CM Codes
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S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
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T15-T19
Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice
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T18-
Foreign body in alimentary tract
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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T18.9XXS
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T18.9XXS
Foreign body of alimentary tract, part unspecified, sequela
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
- T18.9XXS is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM T18.9XXS became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of T18.9XXS - other international versions of ICD-10 T18.9XXS may differ.
The following code(s) above
T18.9XXS 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
T18.9XXS:
- S00-T88
2023 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesNote- 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
Use Additional- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
- T15-T19
2023 ICD-10-CM Range T15-T19
Effects of foreign body entering through natural orificeType 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
- T18
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T18
Foreign body in alimentary tract
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 2 Excludes- foreign body in pharynx (T17.2-)
- T18.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T18.9
Foreign body of alimentary tract, part unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Applicable To- Foreign body in digestive system NOS
- Swallowed foreign body NOS
POA Help
"Present On Admission" is defined as present at the time the order for inpatient admission occurs — conditions that develop during an outpatient encounter, including emergency department, observation, or outpatient surgery, are considered POA.
- T18.9XXS is considered exempt from POA reporting.
ICD-10-CM T18.9XXS is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
- 913 Traumatic injury with mcc
- 914 Traumatic injury without mcc
Convert T18.9XXS 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
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To T18.9XXS
T18.8 Foreign body in other parts of alimentary tract
T18.9 Foreign body of alimentary tract, part unspecified
T18.9XXS
…… sequela
T19 Foreign body in genitourinary tract
T19.0 Foreign body in urethra
T19.1 Foreign body in bladder
T19.2 Foreign body in vulva and vagina
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
