ICD-Code T18: Foreign body in alimentary tract
- T18.0 Foreign body in mouth
- T18.1 Foreign body in oesophagus
- T18.2 Foreign body in stomach
- T18.3 Foreign body in small intestine
- T18.4 Foreign body in colon
- T18.5 Foreign body in anus and rectum
- T18.8 Foreign body in other and multiple parts of alimentary tract
- T18.9 Foreign body in alimentary 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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