S10.15 Superficial foreign body of throat

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applicable to

• Splinter in the throat

Applies from S10 Superficial injury of neck

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S10

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Code annotations containing back-references to S10.15

Back-references to S10

• Type 2 Excludes: S27 Injury of other and unspecified intrathoracic organs ("injury of cervical esophagus (S10-S19)")
• Type 2 Excludes: S27 Injury of other and unspecified intrathoracic organs ("injury of trachea (cervical) (S10-S19)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S10.15

• Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › epiglottis
• Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › esophagus, cervical
• Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › larynx
• Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › neck › throat
• Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › pharynx
• Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › throat
• Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › trachea
• Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › vocal cords
• Injury › superficial NEC › throat › foreign body

Nearby codes

• S10.12XS Blister (nonthermal) of throat, sequela
• S10.14 External constriction of part of throat
• S10.14XA External constriction of part of throat, initial encounter
• S10.14XD External constriction of part of throat, subsequent encounter
• S10.14XS External constriction of part of throat, sequela
• S10.15 Superficial foreign body of throat (this code)
• S10.15XA Superficial foreign body of throat, initial encounter
• S10.15XD Superficial foreign body of throat, subsequent encounter
• S10.15XS Superficial foreign body of throat, sequela
• S10.16 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of throat
• S10.16XA Insect bite (nonvenomous) of throat, initial encounter