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T18.9

Billable
ChapterS00–T88
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Foreign body of alimentary tract, part unspecified

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

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • Foreign body in digestive system NOS
  • Swallowed foreign body NOS
General instructions are available for the parent sections:
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Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
T15-T19Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19)
T18Foreign body in alimentary tract
T18.9Foreign body of alimentary tract, part unspecifiedBillable
T18.9XXAForeign body of alimentary tract, part unspecified, initial encounterBillable
T18.9XXDForeign body of alimentary tract, part unspecified, subsequent encounterBillable
T18.9XXSForeign body of alimentary tract, part unspecified, sequelaBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to T18.9:

categoryT18
Foreign body in alimentary tract
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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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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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