T17.4 — Foreign body in trachea
Is T17.4 billable?
No — T17.4 is a non-billable header code. T17.4 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 24 billable codes beneath T17.4.
Billable codes under this header
- T17.400AUnspecified foreign body in trachea causing asphyxiation, initial encounter
- T17.400DUnspecified foreign body in trachea causing asphyxiation, subsequent encounter
- T17.400SUnspecified foreign body in trachea causing asphyxiation, sequela
- T17.408AUnspecified foreign body in trachea causing other injury, initial encounter
- T17.408DUnspecified foreign body in trachea causing other injury, subsequent encounter
- T17.408SUnspecified foreign body in trachea causing other injury, sequela
- T17.410AGastric contents in trachea causing asphyxiation, initial encounter
- T17.410DGastric contents in trachea causing asphyxiation, subsequent encounter
- T17.410SGastric contents in trachea causing asphyxiation, sequela
- T17.418AGastric contents in trachea causing other injury, initial encounter
- T17.418DGastric contents in trachea causing other injury, subsequent encounter
- T17.418SGastric contents in trachea causing other injury, sequela
- T17.420AFood in trachea causing asphyxiation, initial encounter
- T17.420DFood in trachea causing asphyxiation, subsequent encounter
- T17.420SFood in trachea causing asphyxiation, sequela
- T17.428AFood in trachea causing other injury, initial encounter
- T17.428DFood in trachea causing other injury, subsequent encounter
- T17.428SFood in trachea causing other injury, sequela
- T17.490AOther foreign object in trachea causing asphyxiation, initial encounter
- T17.490DOther foreign object in trachea causing asphyxiation, subsequent encounter
- T17.490SOther foreign object in trachea causing asphyxiation, sequela
- T17.498AOther foreign object in trachea causing other injury, initial encounter
- T17.498DOther foreign object in trachea causing other injury, subsequent encounter
- T17.498SOther foreign object in trachea causing other injury, sequela
T17.4 at a glance
| Code | T17.4 |
|---|---|
| Description | Foreign body in trachea |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19
Report an additional code alongside T17.4 to fully describe the condition. T17.4 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 T17.4 to fully describe the condition. T17.4 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 T17.4, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, T17.4 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from T15-T19
The conditions below are not part of T17.4, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, T17.4 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under T17.4? (4)
How long has T17.4 existed?
T17.4 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)
- T17.0Foreign body in nasal sinusnot billable
- T17.1Foreign body in nostrilnot billable
- T17.2Foreign body in pharynxnot billable
- T17.3Foreign body in larynxnot billable
- T17.5Foreign body in bronchusnot billable
- T17.8Foreign body in other parts of respiratory tractnot billable
- T17.9Foreign body in respiratory tract, part unspecifiednot billable