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ICD-10 diagnosis code

W79 Inhalation and ingestion of food causing obstruction of respiratory tract

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W79 is the ICD-10 code for Inhalation and ingestion of food causing obstruction of respiratory tract. It is a three-character category that is not subdivided further. It belongs to the block W75–W84 (Other accidental threats to breathing) in Chapter XX, External causes of morbidity and mortality.

Code type
Category (3 characters)
Chapter
XX · V01–Y98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What W79 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • asphyxia by
    • food [including bone or seed]
  • choked on
    • food [including bone or seed]
  • suffocation by
    • food [including bone or seed]
  • aspiration and inhalation of food [any] (into respiratory tract) NOS
  • compression of trachea
    • by food in oesophagus
  • interruption of respiration
    • by food in oesophagus
  • obstruction of respiration
    • by food in oesophagus
  • obstruction of pharynx by food (bolus)

What W79 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • inhalation of vomitus W78
  • injury, except asphyxia or obstruction of respiratory tract, caused by food W44
  • obstruction of oesophagus by food without mention of asphyxia or obstruction of respiratory tract W44

W79 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

W79Inhalation och nedsväljning av föda som orsakat andningshinder

  • W79.0Inhalation och nedsväljning av föda som orsakat andningshinder - bostad och bostadsområde
  • W79.1Inhalation och nedsväljning av föda som orsakat andningshinder - institutionellt boende
  • W79.2Inhalation och nedsväljning av föda som orsakat andningshinder - skola, annan institution och offentlig lokal
  • W79.3Inhalation och nedsväljning av föda som orsakat andningshinder - idrotts- och sportanläggning
  • W79.4Inhalation och nedsväljning av föda som orsakat andningshinder - gata och väg
  • W79.5Inhalation och nedsväljning av föda som orsakat andningshinder - butiks-, handels- eller serviceområde
  • W79.6Inhalation och nedsväljning av föda som orsakat andningshinder - industriområde, byggarbetsplats
  • W79.7Inhalation och nedsväljning av föda som orsakat andningshinder - lantbruksområde
  • and 2 more national subcodes
FinlandICD-10-FI

W79Ruuan aiheuttama hengitysteiden tukkeutuminen

FranceICD-10-FR

W79Inhalation et ingestion d'aliments provoquant une obstruction des voies respiratoires

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

W79inhalatie en ingestie van voedsel leidend tot obstructie van luchtwegen

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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