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.
- T18 Foreign body in alimentary tract
- T18.1 Foreign body in esophagus
- T18.12 Parent Food in esophagus
- 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
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T18
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.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentFood in esophagus causing compression of trachea
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedFood in esophagus causing compression of trachea
Related Codes
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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