T17.8

Non-Billable

ChapterS00–T88

Ranksubcategory

Official Description

Foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract

Metadata & Insights

•2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
•Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
•Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88).

Instructional Notes

Includes

Foreign body in bronchioles
Foreign body in lung

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Clinical Hierarchy

CH19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

T15-T19Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19)

T17Foreign body in respiratory tract

T17.8Foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract

T17.80Unspecified foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract

T17.81Gastric contents in other parts of respiratory tract

T17.82Food in other parts of respiratory tract

T17.89Other foreign object in other parts of respiratory tract

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to T17.8:

blockT15-T19

Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19)

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chapterCH19

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to T17.8. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

9 raw paths

Foreign body9 unique routes

respiratory tract(9 variants)

specified site NEC→T17.8(9 variants)

causing(8 variants)

asphyxiation→T17.8(4 variants)

food (bone) (seed)→T17.8

gastric contents (vomitus)→T17.8

specified type NEC→T17.8

injury NEC→T17.8(4 variants)

food (bone) (seed)→T17.8

gastric contents (vomitus)→T17.8