ICD-10-CM Code T17.518A
Gastric contents in bronchus 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.T17.518A is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of gastric contents in bronchus causing other injury, initial encounter. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code T175 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 main bronchus
(approximate match)
Inhalation and ingestion of food causing obstruction of respiratory tract or suffocation
(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 T17.518A and a single ICD9 code, E911 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Parent Code: T17.518 - Gastric contents in bronchus causing other injury