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T17.228 - Food in pharynx causing other injury


The ICD 10 Code for Food in pharynx causing other injury is listed as T17.228.
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: T17.228
Description: Food in pharynx causing other injury
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19)
Parent T17.22 - Food in pharynx
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of T17.228:
T17.228A - Food in pharynx causing other injury, initial encounter
T17.228D - Food in pharynx causing other injury, subsequent encounter
T17.228S - Food in pharynx causing other injury, sequela
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of T17.228:
T17.220 - Food in pharynx causing asphyxiation