T17.820⚠ Requires 7th Character
Food in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation
Food in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiatio…
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Also Indexed As(ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index)
These clinical terms, synonyms, and manifestations all map to T17.820 in the official ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.
Foreign body, respiratory tract, specified site NEC, causing, asphyxiation, food (bone) (seed)
Code Hierarchy
┌19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)├T15-T19Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19)├T17Foreign body in respiratory tract
└T17.820Food in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiatio…
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