T18.9 is the ICD-10 code for Foreign body in alimentary tract, part unspecified. 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 T18.9 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Digestive system NOS
- Swallowed foreign body NOS
T18.9 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
T18.9Främmande kropp i matsmältningsorganen med ospecificerad lokalisation
T18.9Fremmedlegeme i uspesifisert del av fordøyelseskanal
DT189Fremmedlegeme i fordøjelseskanalen UNS
T18.9Sijainniltaan määrittämätön ruuansulatuskanavan vierasesine
T18.9Fremdkörper im Verdauungstrakt, Teil nicht näher bezeichnet
T18.9Corps étranger dans les voies digestives, partie non précisée
T18.9corpus alienum in spijsverteringskanaal, deel niet-gespecificeerd
Listed through more specific codes:
- T18.9XXAForeign body of alimentary tract, part unspecified, initial encounter
- T18.9XXDForeign body of alimentary tract, part unspecified, subsequent encounter
- T18.9XXSForeign body of alimentary tract, part unspecified, 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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