T17.920A
T17.920A: Food in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing asphyxiation, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
T17.920A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for food in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing asphyxiation, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check T17.920A with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "A": initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T17
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Other codes that can never be billed with T17.920A
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.
Medicare coverage
T17.920A is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
- A57205Billing and Coding: Oximetry Services
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.