T17.910
Gastric contents in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing asphyxiation
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 1 more
specific code sit alongside it. Worth
checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
Exclusions 2 never code together
7th character 3
A initial encounter
D subsequent encounter
S sequela
Instructional notes 3
S00-T88chapter
Notes
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Use additional code
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)Z18.-
Index entries leading here 1
Alongside this code 1 same parent — T17.91
Subordinate codes 3
Medications 4
1315 Respiratory Tract Diseases drugs 407 Respiratory Tract Infections drugs 110 Respiratory Tract Neoplasms drugs 3 Respiratory Tract Fistula drugs
MED-RT files conditions by MeSH, which carves the world differently from ICD-10. These are name matches on this code's description, offered as candidates — not as an assertion that they are this code.
Additional references
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