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ICD-10-CM Code T18.120
Food in esophagus causing compression of trachea

NON-BILLABLE
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.
7th Character Required
7th Character Required
Code requires 7th Character Extension identifier. This 7th Character usually captures Episode of Care information, such as "Initial Encounter," "Subsquent Encounter," or "Sequela."
| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code T18.120 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use specify a 7th character that describes the diagnosis 'food in esophagus causing compression of trachea' in more detail. The 7th characters that can be added, and the resulting billable codes, are as follows:


7th Digit Billable Code 7th Digit Specifies
A T18.120A initial encounter
D T18.120D subsequent encounter
S T18.120S sequela

What is 7th Character Extension?

For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier. T67.4XXA Initial Encounter or T67.4XXD Subsequent Encounter. More Info

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)

Source: Wikipedia

Coding Notes for T18.120 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

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.
Food in esophagus causing obstruction of respiration

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'T18.120 - Food in esophagus causing compression of trachea'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code T18.120. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.


Parent Code: T18.12 - Food in esophagus

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