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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

T18.120

Food in esophagus causing compression of trachea

Release
FY 2027
Effective

Hierarchy

Where T18.120 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. T18 Foreign body in alimentary tract
  2. T18.1 Foreign body in esophagus
  3. T18.12 Parent Food in esophagus
  4. T18.120 This code Food in esophagus causing compression of trachea

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Inclusion Terms

Food in esophagus causing obstruction of respiration

Excludes2

foreign body in respiratory tract ( T17 .-)

Inherited from T18.1 — Foreign body in esophagus

Excludes2

foreign body in pharynx ( T17.2- )

Inherited from T18 — Foreign body in alimentary tract

7th Character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T18

Inherited from T18 — Foreign body in alimentary tract

7th Character

A - initial encounter

Inherited from T18 — Foreign body in alimentary tract

7th Character

D - subsequent encounter

Inherited from T18 — Foreign body in alimentary tract

7th Character

S - sequela

Inherited from T18 — Foreign body in alimentary tract

More Specific Codes

3 codes under T18.120

Version History

How T18.120 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Food in esophagus causing compression of trachea

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Food in esophagus causing compression of trachea

Other codes under T18.12

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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