T18.1 - Foreign body in esophagus
- Applicable to Foreign body in esophagus
- The 2025 edition of ICD10-CM T18.1 became effective on October 1, 2024.
- This is the American ICD10-CM version of T18.1 - other international versions of ICD10 T18.1 may differ.
- T18.1 is a Non-Billable / Non-Specific ICD10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- T18.1 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.
- T18.1 - Foreign body in esophagus
- T18.1 - Foreign body in esophagus
- T18.10 - Unspecified foreign body in esophagus
- T18.100 - Unspecified foreign body in esophagus causing compression of trachea
- T18.108 - Unspecified foreign body in esophagus causing other injury
- T18.11 - Gastric contents in esophagus
- T18.110 - Gastric contents in esophagus causing compression of trachea
- T18.118 - Gastric contents in esophagus causing other injury
- T18.12 - Food in esophagus
- T18.120 - Food in esophagus causing compression of trachea
- T18.128 - Food in esophagus causing other injury
- T18.19 - Other foreign object in esophagus
- T18.190 - Other foreign object in esophagus causing compression of trachea
- T18.198 - Other foreign object in esophagus causing other injury
Type 2 Excludes
- foreign body in respiratory tract (T17.-)
Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
The following codes above T18.1 contain annotation back-references that may be applicable to T18.1:
- 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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