ICD-10-CM Code T17.8
Foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code T17.8 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of T17.8 that describes the diagnosis 'foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract' in more detail.
The ICD code T178 is used to code Pulmonary aspiration
Upper respiratory tract (pharynx and larynx) and lower respiratory tract (trachea, bronchi, and lung)
Coding Notes for T17.8 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Foreign body in bronchioles
- Foreign body in lung
ICD-10-CM External Cause Index References for 'T17.8 - Foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract'
The ICD-10-CM External Cause Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code T17.8. Click on any term below to browse the external cause index.
Parent Code: T17 - Foreign body in respiratory tract