T17.518A - Gastric contents in bronchus causing other injury, initial encounter
ICD-10-CM Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes · T15-T19 Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19) · Subcategory of T17.518 · FY2027
7th character A: initial encounter
Coding Guidance
7th character A: initial encounter.
Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes
Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.
- foreign body accidentally left in operation wound (T81.5-)
- foreign body in penetrating wound - See open wound by body region
- residual foreign body in soft tissue (M79.5)
- splinter, without open wound - See superficial injury by body region
Add a secondary code to identify the associated condition or cause when it is documented.
- code, if known, for foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice (W44.-)
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.
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