T18.128D

T18.128D: Food in esophagus causing other injury, subsequent encounter

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

T18.128D is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for food in esophagus causing other injury, subsequent encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check T18.128D with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th character "D": subsequent encounter

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T18

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T18.128D

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.

Medicare coverage

T18.128D is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56389Billing and Coding: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Visualization
A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
A57063Billing and Coding: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
A57414Billing and Coding: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (Diagnostic and Therapeutic)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.