ICD-10-CM Section · T15-T19
Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice
131 codes in this section
131
Total Codes
0
Billable
131
Header (Non-Billable)
5
Top-Level Codes
About Section T15-T19
Section T15-T19 (T15-T19) covers effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice. It sits within the Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes chapter (S00-T88). This section contains 131 ICD-10-CM codes, 0 billable diagnoses you can submit on a claim, and 131 non-billable header codes used to organize the hierarchy.
Codes are organized below by 3-character root. Click the root to see all subcodes underneath it, or click any individual code for full coverage data, payer policies, and linked CPT procedures.
Codes in T15-T19
Grouped by 3-character root code. Click any code for full detail.
T15
Foreign body on external eye
16 subcodes
| T15.0 | Foreign body in cornea | Header |
| T15.00 | Foreign body in cornea, unspecified eye | Header |
| T15.01 | Foreign body in cornea, right eye | Header |
| T15.02 | Foreign body in cornea, left eye | Header |
| T15.1 | Foreign body in conjunctival sac | Header |
| T15.10 | Foreign body in conjunctival sac, unspecified eye | Header |
| T15.11 | Foreign body in conjunctival sac, right eye | Header |
| T15.12 | Foreign body in conjunctival sac, left eye | Header |
| T15.8 | Foreign body in other and multiple parts of external eye | Header |
| T15.80 | Foreign body in other and multiple parts of external eye, unspecified eye | Header |
| T15.81 | Foreign body in other and multiple parts of external eye, right eye | Header |
| T15.82 | Foreign body in other and multiple parts of external eye, left eye | Header |
| T15.9 | Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified | Header |
| T15.90 | Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified, unspecified eye | Header |
| T15.91 | Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified, right eye | Header |
| T15.92 | Foreign body on external eye, part unspecified, left eye | Header |
T16
Foreign body in ear
3 subcodes
| T16.1 | Foreign body in right ear | Header |
| T16.2 | Foreign body in left ear | Header |
| T16.9 | Foreign body in ear, unspecified ear | Header |
T17
Foreign body in respiratory tract
80 subcodes
| T17.0 | Foreign body in nasal sinus | Header |
| T17.1 | Foreign body in nostril | Header |
| T17.2 | Foreign body in pharynx | Header |
| T17.20 | Unspecified foreign body in pharynx | Header |
| T17.200 | Unspecified foreign body in pharynx causing asphyxiation | Header |
| T17.208 | Unspecified foreign body in pharynx causing other injury | Header |
| T17.21 | Gastric contents in pharynx | Header |
| T17.210 | Gastric contents in pharynx causing asphyxiation | Header |
| T17.218 | Gastric contents in pharynx causing other injury | Header |
| T17.22 | Food in pharynx | Header |
| T17.220 | Food in pharynx causing asphyxiation | Header |
| T17.228 | Food in pharynx causing other injury | Header |
| T17.29 | Other foreign object in pharynx | Header |
| T17.290 | Other foreign object in pharynx causing asphyxiation | Header |
| T17.298 | Other foreign object in pharynx causing other injury | Header |
| T17.3 | Foreign body in larynx | Header |
| T17.30 | Unspecified foreign body in larynx | Header |
| T17.300 | Unspecified foreign body in larynx causing asphyxiation | Header |
| T17.308 | Unspecified foreign body in larynx causing other injury | Header |
| T17.31 | Gastric contents in larynx | Header |
| T17.310 | Gastric contents in larynx causing asphyxiation | Header |
| T17.318 | Gastric contents in larynx causing other injury | Header |
| T17.32 | Food in larynx | Header |
| T17.320 | Food in larynx causing asphyxiation | Header |
| T17.328 | Food in larynx causing other injury | Header |
| T17.39 | Other foreign object in larynx | Header |
| T17.390 | Other foreign object in larynx causing asphyxiation | Header |
| T17.398 | Other foreign object in larynx causing other injury | Header |
| T17.4 | Foreign body in trachea | Header |
| T17.40 | Unspecified foreign body in trachea | Header |
| T17.400 | Unspecified foreign body in trachea causing asphyxiation | Header |
| T17.408 | Unspecified foreign body in trachea causing other injury | Header |
| T17.41 | Gastric contents in trachea | Header |
| T17.410 | Gastric contents in trachea causing asphyxiation | Header |
| T17.418 | Gastric contents in trachea causing other injury | Header |
| T17.42 | Food in trachea | Header |
| T17.420 | Food in trachea causing asphyxiation | Header |
| T17.428 | Food in trachea causing other injury | Header |
| T17.49 | Other foreign object in trachea | Header |
| T17.490 | Other foreign object in trachea causing asphyxiation | Header |
| T17.498 | Other foreign object in trachea causing other injury | Header |
| T17.5 | Foreign body in bronchus | Header |
| T17.50 | Unspecified foreign body in bronchus | Header |
| T17.500 | Unspecified foreign body in bronchus causing asphyxiation | Header |
| T17.508 | Unspecified foreign body in bronchus causing other injury | Header |
| T17.51 | Gastric contents in bronchus | Header |
| T17.510 | Gastric contents in bronchus causing asphyxiation | Header |
| T17.518 | Gastric contents in bronchus causing other injury | Header |
| T17.52 | Food in bronchus | Header |
| T17.520 | Food in bronchus causing asphyxiation | Header |
| T17.528 | Food in bronchus causing other injury | Header |
| T17.59 | Other foreign object in bronchus | Header |
| T17.590 | Other foreign object in bronchus causing asphyxiation | Header |
| T17.598 | Other foreign object in bronchus causing other injury | Header |
| T17.8 | Foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract | Header |
| T17.80 | Unspecified foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract | Header |
| T17.800 | Unspecified foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation | Header |
| T17.808 | Unspecified foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury | Header |
| T17.81 | Gastric contents in other parts of respiratory tract | Header |
| T17.810 | Gastric contents in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation | Header |
| T17.818 | Gastric contents in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury | Header |
| T17.82 | Food in other parts of respiratory tract | Header |
| T17.820 | Food in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation | Header |
| T17.828 | Food in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury | Header |
| T17.89 | Other foreign object in other parts of respiratory tract | Header |
| T17.890 | Other foreign object in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation | Header |
| T17.898 | Other foreign object in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury | Header |
| T17.9 | Foreign body in respiratory tract, part unspecified | Header |
| T17.90 | Unspecified foreign body in respiratory tract, part unspecified | Header |
| T17.900 | Unspecified foreign body in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing asphyxiation | Header |
| T17.908 | Unspecified foreign body in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing other injury | Header |
| T17.91 | Gastric contents in respiratory tract, part unspecified | Header |
| T17.910 | Gastric contents in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing asphyxiation | Header |
| T17.918 | Gastric contents in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing other injury | Header |
| T17.92 | Food in respiratory tract, part unspecified | Header |
| T17.920 | Food in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing asphyxiation | Header |
| T17.928 | Food in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing other injury | Header |
| T17.99 | Other foreign object in respiratory tract, part unspecified | Header |
| T17.990 | Other foreign object in respiratory tract, part unspecified in causing asphyxiation | Header |
| T17.998 | Other foreign object in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing other injury | Header |
T18
Foreign body in alimentary tract
20 subcodes
| T18.0 | Foreign body in mouth | Header |
| T18.1 | Foreign body in esophagus | Header |
| T18.10 | Unspecified foreign body in esophagus | Header |
| T18.100 | Unspecified foreign body in esophagus causing compression of trachea | Header |
| T18.108 | Unspecified foreign body in esophagus causing other injury | Header |
| T18.11 | Gastric contents in esophagus | Header |
| T18.110 | Gastric contents in esophagus causing compression of trachea | Header |
| T18.118 | Gastric contents in esophagus causing other injury | Header |
| T18.12 | Food in esophagus | Header |
| T18.120 | Food in esophagus causing compression of trachea | Header |
| T18.128 | Food in esophagus causing other injury | Header |
| T18.19 | Other foreign object in esophagus | Header |
| T18.190 | Other foreign object in esophagus causing compression of trachea | Header |
| T18.198 | Other foreign object in esophagus causing other injury | Header |
| T18.2 | Foreign body in stomach | Header |
| T18.3 | Foreign body in small intestine | Header |
| T18.4 | Foreign body in colon | Header |
| T18.5 | Foreign body in anus and rectum | Header |
| T18.8 | Foreign body in other parts of alimentary tract | Header |
| T18.9 | Foreign body of alimentary tract, part unspecified | Header |
T19
Foreign body in genitourinary tract
7 subcodes
| T19.0 | Foreign body in urethra | Header |
| T19.1 | Foreign body in bladder | Header |
| T19.2 | Foreign body in vulva and vagina | Header |
| T19.3 | Foreign body in uterus | Header |
| T19.4 | Foreign body in penis | Header |
| T19.8 | Foreign body in other parts of genitourinary tract | Header |
| T19.9 | Foreign body in genitourinary tract, part unspecified | Header |
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