T18.11

T18.11: Gastric contents in esophagus

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T18.11 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for gastric contents in esophagus. 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 T18

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Vomitus in esophagus

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T18.11

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on T18.1: Foreign body in esophagus

foreign body in respiratory tract (T17.-)

Written on T18: Foreign body in alimentary tract

foreign body in pharynx (T17.2-)

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 T18.11

2 child codes. Green means billable.