T18.12 - Food in esophagus
- Applicable to Food in esophagus
- The 2025 edition of ICD10-CM T18.12 became effective on October 1, 2024.
- This is the American ICD10-CM version of T18.12 - other international versions of ICD10 T18.12 may differ.
- T18.12 is a Non-Billable / Non-Specific ICD10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- T18.12 Code should not be used for billing or reimbursement purposes as there are multiple ICD-10 CM codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- T18.12 - Food in esophagus
- T18.12 - Food in esophagus
- T18.120 - Food in esophagus causing compression of trachea
- T18.128 - Food in esophagus causing other injury
Inclusion terms help to clarify and specify the conditions or diseases covered by a particular ICD-10-CM code.
Inclusion Term:
- Bones in esophagus
- Seeds in esophagus
Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
The following codes above T18.12 contain annotation back-references that may be applicable to T18.12:
- Chapter: S00-T88 - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
- Section: T15-T19 - Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice
- Category: T18 - Foreign body in alimentary tract
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