ICD-9-CM Code 934.8 to ICD-10-CM
ICD-10 Equivalent of 934.8:
As of October 2015, ICD-9 codes are no longer used for medical coding. Instead, use the following eight equivalent ICD-10-CM codes, which are an approximate match to ICD-9 code 934.8:
- ICD-10 Code T17800A, Unspecified foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation, initial encounter (billable)
- ICD-10 Code T17808A, Unspecified foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury, initial encounter (billable)
- ICD-10 Code T17810A, Gastric contents in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation, initial encounter (billable)
- ICD-10 Code T17818A, Gastric contents in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury, initial encounter (billable)
- ICD-10 Code T17820A, Food in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation, initial encounter (billable)
- ICD-10 Code T17828A, Food in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury, initial encounter (billable)
- ICD-10 Code T17890A, Other foreign object in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation, initial encounter (billable)
- ICD-10 Code T17898A, Other foreign object in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury, initial encounter (billable)
Historical Information for ICD-9 Code 934.8
BILLABLE ICD-9 CODE
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.Long ICD9 Description: Foreign body in other specified parts bronchus and lung
Short ICD9 Description: FB trach/bronch/lung NEC
Parent Code: 934 - Foreign body in trachea bronchus and lung