T17.1 Foreign body in nostril

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applicable to

• Foreign body in nose NOS

Applies from T17 Foreign body in respiratory tract

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T17

7th character required

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

Code annotations containing back-references to T17.1

Back-references to T17

• Code Also: J69.0 Pneumonitis due to inhalation of food and vomit ("any associated foreign body in respiratory tract (T17.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: R09.0 Asphyxia and hypoxemia ("asphyxia due to foreign body in respiratory tract (T17.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: T18.1 Foreign body in esophagus ("foreign body in respiratory tract (T17.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: T71 Asphyxiation ("asphyxia from inhalation of food or foreign body (T17.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: Z03.82 Encounter for observation for suspected foreign body ruled out ("foreign body in respiratory tract (T17)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Z18 Retained foreign body fragments ("foreign body entering through orifice (T15-T19)")

Diagnosis Index entries for T17.1

• Foreign body › entering through orifice › nose (passage)
• Foreign body › entering through orifice › nostril
• Foreign body › respiratory tract › nose
• Foreign body › respiratory tract › nostril
• Bean in nose

Nearby codes

• T17 Foreign body in respiratory tract
• T17.0 Foreign body in nasal sinus
• T17.0XXA Foreign body in nasal sinus, initial encounter
• T17.0XXD Foreign body in nasal sinus, subsequent encounter
• T17.0XXS Foreign body in nasal sinus, sequela
• T17.1 Foreign body in nostril (this code)
• T17.1XXA Foreign body in nostril, initial encounter
• T17.1XXD Foreign body in nostril, subsequent encounter
• T17.1XXS Foreign body in nostril, sequela
• T17.2 Foreign body in pharynx
• T17.20 Unspecified foreign body in pharynx