T18 Non-Billable Code
Foreign body in alimentary tract
Chapter Classification
Chapter 19
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Section Detail
T15-T19
Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19)
Coding Guidelines & Notes
excludes2
- foreign body in pharynx (T17.2-)
sevenChrDef
- {'char': 'A', 'text': 'initial encounter'}
- {'char': 'D', 'text': 'subsequent encounter'}
- {'char': 'S', 'text': 'sequela'}
sevenChrNote
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T18
More Specific Diagnosis Codes
This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.
- T18.0 - Foreign body in mouth Billable
- T18.1 - Foreign body in esophagus
- T18.2 - Foreign body in stomach Billable
- T18.3 - Foreign body in small intestine Billable
- T18.4 - Foreign body in colon Billable
- T18.5 - Foreign body in anus and rectum Billable
- T18.8 - Foreign body in other parts of alimentary tract Billable
- T18.9 - Foreign body of alimentary tract, part unspecified Billable
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