ICD-10-CM Code T17.498A
Other foreign object in trachea causing other injury, initial encounter
BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.T17.498A is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of other foreign object in trachea causing other injury, initial encounter. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code T174 is used to code Pulmonary aspiration
Upper respiratory tract (pharynx and larynx) and lower respiratory tract (trachea, bronchi, and lung)
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #205-206 - Other respiratory system diagnoses with MCC.
- DRG Group #205-206 - Other respiratory system diagnoses without MCC.
Equivalent ICD-9 Codes GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
Foreign body in trachea
(approximate match)
Foreign body accidentally entering other orifice
(approximate match)
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code T17.498A and a single ICD9 code, E915 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Parent Code: T17.498 - Other foreign object in trachea causing other injury