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ICD-10 diagnosis code

T18.0 Foreign body in mouth

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T18.0 is the ICD-10 code for Foreign body in mouth. It is a four-character subcategory of T18 (Foreign body in alimentary 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

T18.0 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

T18.0Främmande kropp i munhålan

NorwayICD-10-NO

T18.0Fremmedlegeme i munn

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DT180Fremmedlegeme i mundhulen

FinlandICD-10-FI

T18.0Suuontelon vierasesine

GermanyICD-10-GM

T18.0Fremdkörper im Mund

FranceICD-10-FR

T18.0Corps étranger dans la bouche

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T18.0corpus alienum in mond

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T18.0XXAForeign body in mouth, initial encounter
  • T18.0XXDForeign body in mouth, subsequent encounter
  • T18.0XXSForeign body in mouth, sequela

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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