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FY2027

T17.1 — Foreign body in nostril

Not billable

Is T17.1 billable?

No — T17.1 is a non-billable header code. T17.1 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 3 billable codes beneath T17.1.

T17.1 at a glance

CodeT17.1
DescriptionForeign body in nostril
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is T17.1 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to T17.1. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Foreign body › entering through orifice › nose
  • Foreign body › entering through orifice › nostril
  • Foreign body › respiratory tract › nose
  • Foreign body › respiratory tract › nostril

How is T17.1 listed in the External Cause Index?

These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to T17.1 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.

  • Bean in nose

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to T17.1.

  • Foreign body in nose NOS

Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19

Report an additional code alongside T17.1 to fully describe the condition. T17.1 is sequenced first.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

Use additional code — inherited from T15-T19

Report an additional code alongside T17.1 to fully describe the condition. T17.1 is sequenced first.

  • code, if known, for foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice (W44.-)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 19

The conditions below are not part of T17.1, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, T17.1 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • birth trauma (P10-P15)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from T15-T19

The conditions below are not part of T17.1, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, T17.1 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • foreign body accidentally left in operation wound (T81.5-)
  • foreign body in penetrating wound - See open wound by body region
  • residual foreign body in soft tissue (M79.5)
  • splinter, without open wound - See superficial injury by body region

What codes fall under T17.1? (3)

How long has T17.1 existed?

T17.1 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.

What other codes are in the T17 family? (7)