T17.81
T17.81: Gastric contents in other parts of respiratory tract
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
T17.81 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for gastric contents in other parts of respiratory tract. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T17
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Aspiration of gastric contents into other parts of respiratory tract
- Vomitus in other parts of respiratory tract
Other codes that can never be billed with T17.81
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead T17.81
2 child codes. Green means billable.