S11.034 - Puncture wound with foreign body of vocal cord
ICD-10-CM Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes · S10-S19 Injuries to the neck (S10-S19) · Subcategory of S11.03 · FY2027
Coding Guidance
S11.034 requires a 7th character. Report the code below that matches the documentation, for example A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter, S for sequela.
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S11
Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes
Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.
- open fracture of vertebra (S12.- with 7th character B)
Report an additional code when both conditions apply.
- any associated:
- spinal cord injury (S14.0, S14.1-)
- wound infection
Conditions this code covers.
- injuries of nape
- injuries of supraclavicular region
- injuries of throat
Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1)
- effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)
- effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)
- effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Add a secondary code to identify the associated condition or cause when it is documented.
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Instructional notes from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
More specific codes for S11.034