T17.42 - Food in trachea
- Applicable to Food in trachea
- The 2025 edition of ICD10-CM T17.42 became effective on October 1, 2024.
- This is the American ICD10-CM version of T17.42 - other international versions of ICD10 T17.42 may differ.
- T17.42 is a Non-Billable / Non-Specific ICD10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- T17.42 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.
- T17.42 - Food in trachea
- T17.42 - Food in trachea
- T17.420 - Food in trachea causing asphyxiation
- T17.428 - Food in trachea causing other injury
Inclusion Term
- Bones in trachea
- Seeds in trachea
The following codes above T17.42 contain annotation back-references that may be applicable to T17.42:
Chapter: S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Section: T15-T19 Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice
Category: T17 Foreign body in respiratory tract
Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
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