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ICD-10 diagnosis code

T17.4 Foreign body in trachea

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T17.4 is the ICD-10 code for Foreign body in trachea. It is a four-character subcategory of T17 (Foreign body in respiratory tract), the most specific level in the WHO edition. 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
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XIX · S00–T98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

T17.4 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

T17.4Främmande kropp i trakea

NorwayICD-10-NO

T17.4Fremmedlegeme i luftrør

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DT174Fremmedlegeme i luftrøret

FinlandICD-10-FI

T17.4Henkitorven vierasesine

GermanyICD-10-GM

T17.4Fremdkörper in der Trachea

FranceICD-10-FR

T17.4Corps étranger dans la trachée

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T17.4corpus alienum in trachea

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T17.400AUnspecified foreign body in trachea causing asphyxiation, initial encounter
  • T17.400DUnspecified foreign body in trachea causing asphyxiation, subsequent encounter
  • T17.400SUnspecified foreign body in trachea causing asphyxiation, sequela
  • T17.408AUnspecified foreign body in trachea causing other injury, initial encounter
  • T17.408DUnspecified foreign body in trachea causing other injury, subsequent encounter
  • T17.408SUnspecified foreign body in trachea causing other injury, sequela
  • T17.410AGastric contents in trachea causing asphyxiation, initial encounter
  • T17.410DGastric contents in trachea causing asphyxiation, subsequent encounter
  • and 16 more national subcodes

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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