T18.5 is the ICD-10 code for Foreign body in anus and rectum. 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
What T18.5 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Rectosigmoid (junction)
T18.5 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
T18.5Fremmedlegeme i endetarmsåpning eller endetarm
DT185Fremmedlegeme i endetarm eller endetarmsåbning
- DT185AFremmedlegeme i endetarmsåbning
- DT185BFremmedlegeme i endetarm
T18.5Peräaukon ja/tai peräsuolen vierasesine
T18.5Fremdkörper in Anus und Rektum
T18.5Corps étranger dans l'anus et le rectum
T18.5corpus alienum in anus en rectum
Listed through more specific codes:
- T18.5XXAForeign body in anus and rectum, initial encounter
- T18.5XXDForeign body in anus and rectum, subsequent encounter
- T18.5XXSForeign body in anus and rectum, 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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