T17.21 - Gastric contents in pharynx
The ICD 10 Code for Gastric contents in pharynx is listed as T17.21.
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: | T17.21
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| Description: | Gastric contents in pharynx
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| Chapter | Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) |
| Block | Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19) |
| Parent | T17.2 - Foreign body in pharynx |
| ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of T17.21: | |
| T17.210 - Gastric contents in pharynx causing asphyxiation | |
| T17.218 - Gastric contents in pharynx causing other injury | |
| ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of T17.21: | |
| T17.20 - Unspecified foreign body in pharynx | |
| T17.22 - Food in pharynx | |
| T17.29 - Other foreign object in pharynx | |