ICD-10-CM Code T18.100A
Unspecified foreign body in esophagus causing compression of trachea, initial encounter
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.T18.100A is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of unspecified foreign body in esophagus causing compression of trachea, initial encounter. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code T18 is used to code Foreign body
A foreign body or sometimes known as FB (Latin: corpus alienum) is any object originating outside the body. In machinery, it can mean any unwanted intruding object.
Specialty: | Emergency Medicine |
MeSH Codes: | D005547, D005547, D005547, D005547, D005547, D005547, D005547, D005547, D005547, D005547, D005547 |
ICD 9 Codes: | 930, 931, 933, 932, 934, 935, 936, 937, 938, 939, 919.6 |
Endoscopy image of gastric foreign body (toothbrush)
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #393-395 - Other digestive system diagnoses with MCC.
- DRG Group #393-395 - Other digestive system diagnoses with CC.
- DRG Group #393-395 - Other digestive system diagnoses without CC or MCC.
Equivalent ICD-9 Codes GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
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 T18.100A and a single ICD9 code, E912 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Parent Code: T18.100 - Unspecified foreign body in esophagus causing compression of trachea