T18.0XXD Foreign body in mouth, subsequent encounter
Instructional Notes:
T18.0XXD Description: Foreign body in mouth, subsequent encounter ↓
T18.0 Description: Foreign body in mouth ↓
T18 Description: Foreign body in alimentary tract Exclude2:
foreign body in pharynx (T17.2-)
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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.-)