T17.420

Billable

ChapterS00–T88

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Official Description

Food in trachea causing asphyxiation

Metadata & Insights

•2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
•Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
•Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88).

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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

T17.4Foreign body in trachea

T17.42Food in trachea

T17.420Food in trachea causing asphyxiation

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to T17.420:

subcategoryT17.42

Food in trachea

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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 T17.420. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

1 raw paths

Foreign body1 unique routes

trachea

causing

asphyxiation

food (bone) (seed)→T17.420

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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