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ICD-10 diagnosis code

T18.3 Foreign body in small intestine

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T18.3 is the ICD-10 code for Foreign body in small intestine. 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

T18.3 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

T18.3Främmande kropp i tunntarmen

NorwayICD-10-NO

T18.3Fremmedlegeme i tynntarm

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DT183Fremmedlegeme i tyndtarmen

  • DT183ABezoar i tyndtarmen
FinlandICD-10-FI

T18.3Ohutsuolen vierasesine

GermanyICD-10-GM

T18.3Fremdkörper im Dünndarm

FranceICD-10-FR

T18.3Corps étranger dans l'intestin grêle

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T18.3corpus alienum in dunne darm

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T18.3XXAForeign body in small intestine, initial encounter
  • T18.3XXDForeign body in small intestine, subsequent encounter
  • T18.3XXSForeign body in small intestine, 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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