ICD-Code T17: Foreign body in respiratory tract
- T17.0 Foreign body in nasal sinus
- T17.1 Foreign body in nostril
- T17.2 Foreign body in pharynx
- T17.3 Foreign body in larynx
- T17.4 Foreign body in trachea
- T17.5 Foreign body in bronchus
- T17.8 Foreign body in other and multiple parts of respiratory tract
- T17.9 Foreign body in respiratory tract, part unspecified
Note
In outpatient care, the ICD code on medical documents is always appended with a diagnostic confidence indicator (A, G, V or Z): A (excluded diagnosis), G (confirmed diagnosis), V (tentative diagnosis) and Z (condition after a confirmed diagnosis).
Source
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