T18.12 - Food in esophagus

  • Applicable to Food in esophagus
  • The 2025 edition of ICD10-CM T18.12 became effective on October 1, 2024.
  • This is the American ICD10-CM version of T18.12 - other international versions of ICD10 T18.12 may differ.
  • T18.12 is a Non-Billable / Non-Specific ICD10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • T18.12 Code should not be used for billing or reimbursement purposes as there are multiple ICD-10 CM codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
  • T18.12 - Food in esophagus
    • T18.12 - Food in esophagus
    • T18.120 - Food in esophagus causing compression of trachea
    • T18.128 - Food in esophagus causing other injury

 Inclusion Term

  • Bones in esophagus
  • Seeds in esophagus

The following codes above T18.12 contain annotation back-references that may be applicable to T18.12:

Chapter: S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Section: T15-T19 Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice

Category: T18 Foreign body in alimentary tract

entering icd 10
 
poisoning icd 10
 
food icd 10
 
esophagus icd 10
 
orifice icd 10
 
alimentary icd 10
 
body icd 10
 
Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

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