ICD-10-CM code "T18.12": Food in esophagus (2024)

Overview

ICD-10 CodeT18.12
DescriptionFood in esophagus
Hierarchy
  1. Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  2. Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19)
  3. Foreign body in alimentary tract (T18)
  4. Foreign body in esophagus (T18.1)
  5. Food in esophagus (T18.12)
Billable statusNon billable code

Excludes

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

    Type 1birth trauma (P10-P15)

    Type 1obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

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

    Type 2foreign body accidentally left in operation wound (T81.5-)

    Type 2foreign body in penetrating wound - See open wound by body region

    Type 2residual foreign body in soft tissue (M79.5)

    Type 2splinter, without open wound - See superficial injury by body region

  3. Foreign body in alimentary tract (T18)

    Type 2foreign body in pharynx (T17.2-)

  4. Foreign body in esophagus (T18.1)

    Type 2foreign body in respiratory tract (T17.-)

  5. Food in esophagus (T18.12)

Includes

  1. Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  2. Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19)
  3. Foreign body in alimentary tract (T18)
  4. Foreign body in esophagus (T18.1)
  5. Food in esophagus (T18.12)

Subcategories