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ICD-10 diagnosis code

T17 Foreign body in respiratory tract

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T17 is the ICD-10 code for Foreign body in respiratory tract. It is a three-character category divided into 8 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block T15–T19 (Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Code type
Category (3 characters)
Chapter
XIX · S00–T98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What T17 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • asphyxia due to foreign body
  • choked on:
    • food (regurgitated)
    • phlegm
  • inhalation of liquid or vomitus NOS

Subcodes of T17

T17 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

T17Främmande kropp i andningsvägarna

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DT17Fremmedlegeme i luftvejene

FinlandICD-10-FI

T17Hengitysteiden vierasesine

GermanyICD-10-GM

T17Fremdkörper in den Atemwegen

FranceICD-10-FR

T17Corps étranger dans les voies respiratoires

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T17corpus alienum in luchtwegen

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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