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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

T18.5XXA

Foreign body in anus and rectum, initial encounter

Release
FY 2027
Effective

Hierarchy

Where T18.5XXA sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. T18 Foreign body in alimentary tract
  2. T18.5 Parent Foreign body in anus and rectum
  3. T18.5XXA This code Foreign body in anus and rectum, initial encounter

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.

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

Version History

How T18.5XXA appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Foreign body in anus and rectum, initial encounter

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Foreign body in anus and rectum, initial encounter

Other codes under T18.5

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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