T17.200A Unsp foreign body in pharynx causing asphyxiation, init
Instructional Notes:
T17.200A Description: Unsp foreign body in pharynx causing asphyxiation, init ↓
T17.200 Description: Unspecified foreign body in pharynx causing asphyxiation ↓
T17.20 Description: Unspecified foreign body in pharynx ↓
T17.2 Description: Foreign body in pharynx Inclusion Term:
Foreign body in nasopharynx
Foreign body in throat NOS
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T17 Description: Foreign body in respiratory tract ↓
T15-T19 Description: Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19) Exclude2:
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
Use Additional Code:
code, if known, for foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice (W44.-)
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S00-T88 Description: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes Exclude2:
birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Notes:
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:
code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)