T18.120DBillable
Food in esophagus causing compression of trachea (subsequent encounter)
Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Inclusion Terms
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Inclusion Terms
- •Food in esophagus causing obstruction of respiration
Billable Code
T18.120D is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Additional Information from Parent Codes
The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.
Parent Codes Referenced:
Inclusion Terms
3 items
Inclusion Terms
From T18.12:
- •Bones in esophagus
- •Seeds in esophagus
From T18.120:
- •Food in esophagus causing obstruction of respiration
Excludes1
2 items
Excludes1
Excludes2
2 items
Excludes2
From T18.1:
- •foreign body in respiratory tract (T17.-)
Use Additional Code
1 item
Use Additional Code
From S00-T88:
- •code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)