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T17.520A - Food in bronchus causing asphyxiation, initial encounter


The ICD 10 Code for Food in bronchus causing asphyxiation, initial encounter is listed as T17.520A.
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: T17.520A
Description: Food in bronchus causing asphyxiation, initial encounter
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
205 - Other Respiratory System Diagnoses W Mcc
206 - Other Respiratory System Diagnoses W/o Mcc
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19)
Parent T17.520 - Food in bronchus causing asphyxiation
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: Combination:
934.1 - Foreign body in main bronchus
with
E911 - Inhalation and ingestion of food causing obstruction of respiratory tract or suffocation
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of T17.520A:
T17.520D - Food in bronchus causing asphyxiation, subsequent encounter
T17.520S - Food in bronchus causing asphyxiation, sequela