Instruction Source: T18.198A
Oth foreign object in esophagus causing oth injury, init
Instruction Source: T18.198
Other foreign object in esophagus causing other injury
Instruction Source: T18.19
Other foreign object in esophagus
Instruction Source: T18.1
Foreign body in esophagus
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- foreign body in respiratory tract (T17.-)
Instruction Source: T18
Foreign body in alimentary tract
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- foreign body in pharynx (T17.2-)
Instruction Source: T15-T19
Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19)
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- 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
Instruction Source: S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Clinical 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