T18.9

T18.9: Foreign body of alimentary tract, part unspecified

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T18.9 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for foreign body of alimentary tract, part unspecified. 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.

Foreign body in digestive system NOS
Swallowed foreign body NOS

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T18.9

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

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

Bezoar
Phytobezoar
Trichobezoar
Trichophytobezoar
Foreign body›alimentary tract
Foreign body›ingestion, ingested NOS
Foreign body›swallowed
Foreign body›entering through orifice›alimentary canal
Foreign body›entering through orifice›digestive organ or tract NOS
Foreign body›entering through orifice›gastrointestinal tract