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T18.110

T18.110: Gastric contents in esophagus causing compression of trachea

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T18.110 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for gastric contents in esophagus causing compression of trachea. 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.

  • Gastric contents in esophagus causing obstruction of respiration

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T18.110

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.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Foreign body›esophagus›causing›tracheal compression›gastric contents(vomitus)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead T18.110

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under T18.11

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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