ICD-10-CM Code T17.9
Foreign body in respiratory tract, part unspecified
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 T17.9 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of T17.9 that describes the diagnosis 'foreign body in respiratory tract, part unspecified' in more detail.
The ICD code T179 is used to code Pulmonary aspiration
Upper respiratory tract (pharynx and larynx) and lower respiratory tract (trachea, bronchi, and lung)
Parent Code: T17 - Foreign body in respiratory tract