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T17.40 - Unspecified foreign body in trachea


The ICD 10 Code for Unspecified foreign body in trachea is listed as T17.40.
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: T17.40
Description: Unspecified foreign body in trachea
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19)
Parent T17.4 - Foreign body in trachea
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of T17.40:
T17.400 - Unspecified foreign body in trachea causing asphyxiation
T17.408 - Unspecified foreign body in trachea causing other injury
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of T17.40:
T17.41 - Gastric contents in trachea
T17.42 - Food in trachea
T17.49 - Other foreign object in trachea