T17.400

Billable

ChapterS00–T88

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Official Description

Unspecified foreign body in trachea causing asphyxiation

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•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

T17.4Foreign body in trachea

T17.40Unspecified foreign body in trachea

T17.400Unspecified foreign body in trachea causing asphyxiationBillable

T17.400AUnspecified foreign body in trachea causing asphyxiation, initial encounterBillable

T17.400DUnspecified foreign body in trachea causing asphyxiation, subsequent encounterBillable

T17.400SUnspecified foreign body in trachea causing asphyxiation, sequelaBillable

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to T17.400:

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

chapterCH19

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

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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