ICD-9-CM Code 934.9 to ICD-10-CM
ICD-10 Equivalent of 934.9:
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 934.9:
- ICD-10 Code T17900A, Unspecified foreign body in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing asphyxiation, initial encounter (billable)
- ICD-10 Code T17908A, Unspecified foreign body in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing other injury, initial encounter (billable)
- ICD-10 Code T17910A, Gastric contents in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing asphyxiation, initial encounter (billable)
- ICD-10 Code T17918A, Gastric contents in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing other injury, initial encounter (billable)
- ICD-10 Code T17920A, Food in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing asphyxiation, initial encounter (billable)
- ICD-10 Code T17928A, Food in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing other injury, initial encounter (billable)
- ICD-10 Code T17990A, Other foreign object in respiratory tract, part unspecified in causing asphyxiation, initial encounter (billable)
- ICD-10 Code T17998A, Other foreign object in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing other injury, initial encounter (billable)
Historical Information for ICD-9 Code 934.9
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 respiratory tree, unspecified
Short ICD9 Description: FB respiratory tree NOS
Parent Code: 934 - Foreign body in trachea bronchus and lung