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ICD-10 diagnosis code

T18.1 Foreign body in oesophagus

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T18.1 is the ICD-10 code for Foreign body in oesophagus. 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

T18.1 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

T18.1Främmande kropp i esofagus

NorwayICD-10-NO

T18.1Fremmedlegeme i spiserør

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DT181Fremmedlegeme i spiserøret

FinlandICD-10-FI

T18.1Ruokatorven vierasesine

GermanyICD-10-GM

T18.1Fremdkörper im Ösophagus

FranceICD-10-FR

T18.1Corps étranger dans l'œsophage

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T18.1corpus alienum in oesofagus

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T18.100AUnspecified foreign body in esophagus causing compression of trachea, initial encounter
  • T18.100DUnspecified foreign body in esophagus causing compression of trachea, subsequent encounter
  • T18.100SUnspecified foreign body in esophagus causing compression of trachea, sequela
  • T18.108AUnspecified foreign body in esophagus causing other injury, initial encounter
  • T18.108DUnspecified foreign body in esophagus causing other injury, subsequent encounter
  • T18.108SUnspecified foreign body in esophagus causing other injury, sequela
  • T18.110AGastric contents in esophagus causing compression of trachea, initial encounter
  • T18.110DGastric contents in esophagus causing compression of trachea, 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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