ICD-10-CM Code T18.19
Other foreign object in esophagus
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 T18.19 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of T18.19 that describes the diagnosis 'other foreign object in esophagus' in more detail.
- T18.19 Other foreign object in esophagus NON-BILLABLE
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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)
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'T18.19 - Other foreign object in esophagus'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code T18.19. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: T18.1 - Foreign body in esophagus