T17.290

Billable

ChapterS00–T88

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Official Description

Other foreign object in pharynx causing asphyxiation

Metadata & Insights

•Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
•Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88).

General instructions are available for the parent sections:

BillableHas subcodes

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

T17.2Foreign body in pharynx

T17.29Other foreign object in pharynx

T17.290Other foreign object in pharynx causing asphyxiationBillable

T17.290AOther foreign object in pharynx causing asphyxiation, initial encounterBillable

T17.290DOther foreign object in pharynx causing asphyxiation, subsequent encounterBillable

T17.290SOther foreign object in pharynx causing asphyxiation, sequelaBillable

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to T17.290:

subcategoryT17.2

Foreign body in pharynx

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

chapterCH19

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

2026

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