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T17.2 - Foreign body in pharynx


The ICD 10 Code for Foreign body in pharynx is listed as T17.2.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: T17.2
Description: Foreign body in pharynx
  • Foreign body in nasopharynx
  • Foreign body in throat NOS
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19)
Parent T17 - Foreign body in respiratory tract
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of T17.2:
T17.20 - Unspecified foreign body in pharynx
T17.21 - Gastric contents in pharynx
T17.22 - Food in pharynx
T17.29 - Other foreign object in pharynx
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of T17.2:
T17.0 - Foreign body in nasal sinus
T17.1 - Foreign body in nostril
T17.3 - Foreign body in larynx
T17.4 - Foreign body in trachea
T17.5 - Foreign body in bronchus
T17.8 - Foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract
T17.9 - Foreign body in respiratory tract, part unspecified