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T18.1 - Foreign body in esophagus


The ICD 10 Code for Foreign body in esophagus is listed as T18.1.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: T18.1
Description: Foreign body in esophagus
  • Excludes2: foreign body in respiratory tract (T17.-)
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19)
Parent T18 - Foreign body in alimentary tract
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of T18.1:
T18.10 - Unspecified foreign body in esophagus
T18.11 - Gastric contents in esophagus
T18.12 - Food in esophagus
T18.19 - Other foreign object in esophagus
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of T18.1:
T18.0 - Foreign body in mouth
T18.2 - Foreign body in stomach
T18.3 - Foreign body in small intestine
T18.4 - Foreign body in colon
T18.5 - Foreign body in anus and rectum
T18.8 - Foreign body in other parts of alimentary tract
T18.9 - Foreign body of alimentary tract, part unspecified