T18.12 Food in esophagus

Non-billable header with 2 child codes.

Applicable to

• Bones in esophagus
• Seeds in esophagus

Applies from T18 Foreign body in alimentary tract

Excludes2 (not included here)

• foreign body in pharynx (T17.2-)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T18

7th character required

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

Applies from T18.1 Foreign body in esophagus

Excludes2 (not included here)

• foreign body in respiratory tract (T17.-)

Codes under T18.12

• T18.120 Food in esophagus causing compression of trachea
• T18.128 Food in esophagus causing other injury

Code annotations containing back-references to T18.12

Back-references to T18.1

• Use Additional: T56 Toxic effect of metals ("code to identify any retained metal foreign body, if applicable (Z18.0-, T18.1-)")

Back-references to T18

• Type 2 Excludes: Z03.82 Encounter for observation for suspected foreign body ruled out ("foreign body in alimentary tract (T18)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Z18 Retained foreign body fragments ("foreign body entering through orifice (T15-T19)")

Nearby codes

• T18.110S Gastric contents in esophagus causing compression of trachea, sequela
• T18.118 Gastric contents in esophagus causing other injury
• T18.118A Gastric contents in esophagus causing other injury, initial encounter
• T18.118D Gastric contents in esophagus causing other injury, subsequent encounter
• T18.118S Gastric contents in esophagus causing other injury, sequela
• T18.12 Food in esophagus (this code)
• T18.120 Food in esophagus causing compression of trachea
• T18.120A Food in esophagus causing compression of trachea, initial encounter
• T18.120D Food in esophagus causing compression of trachea, subsequent encounter
• T18.120S Food in esophagus causing compression of trachea, sequela
• T18.128 Food in esophagus causing other injury