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T18.8 Foreign body in other and multiple parts of alimentary tract

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T18.8 is the ICD-10 code for Foreign body in other and multiple parts of alimentary tract. 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

T18.8 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

T18.8Främmande kropp i andra och multipla delar av matsmältningskanalen

NorwayICD-10-NO

T18.8Fremmedlegeme i annen spesifisert del av fordøyelseskanal

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DT188Fremmedlegeme i anden lokalistion i fordøjelseskanalen

FinlandICD-10-FI

T18.8Ruuansulatuskanavan muussa tai useassa osassa sijaitseva vierasesine

GermanyICD-10-GM

T18.8Fremdkörper an sonstigen und mehreren Lokalisationen des Verdauungstraktes

FranceICD-10-FR

T18.8Corps étranger de localisations autres et multiples dans les voies digestives

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T18.8corpus alienum in overige gespecificeerde en multipele delen van

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T18.8XXAForeign body in other parts of alimentary tract, initial encounter
  • T18.8XXDForeign body in other parts of alimentary tract, subsequent encounter
  • T18.8XXSForeign body in other parts of alimentary tract, 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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