T17.920 Food in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing asphyxiation

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

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

Applies from T17.92 Food in respiratory tract, part unspecified

Applicable to

• Bones in respiratory tract, part unspecified
• Seeds in respiratory tract, part unspecified

Code annotations containing back-references to T17.920

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 T17.920

• Foreign body › respiratory tract › causing › asphyxiation › food (bone) (seed)

Nearby codes

• T17.918 Gastric contents in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing other injury
• T17.918A Gastric contents in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing other injury, initial encounter
• T17.918D Gastric contents in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing other injury, subsequent encounter
• T17.918S Gastric contents in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing other injury, sequela
• T17.92 Food in respiratory tract, part unspecified
• T17.920 Food in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing asphyxiation (this code)
• T17.920A Food in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing asphyxiation, initial encounter
• T17.920D Food in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing asphyxiation, subsequent encounter
• T17.920S Food in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing asphyxiation, sequela
• T17.928 Food in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing other injury
• T17.928A Food in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing other injury, initial encounter