T17.8 — Foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract
Is T17.8 billable?
No — T17.8 is a non-billable header code. T17.8 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 T17.8.
Billable codes under this header
- T17.800AUnspecified foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation, initial encounter
- T17.800DUnspecified foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation, subsequent encounter
- T17.800SUnspecified foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation, sequela
- T17.808AUnspecified foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury, initial encounter
- T17.808DUnspecified foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury, subsequent encounter
- T17.808SUnspecified foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury, sequela
- T17.810AGastric contents in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation, initial encounter
- T17.810DGastric contents in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation, subsequent encounter
- T17.810SGastric contents in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation, sequela
- T17.818AGastric contents in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury, initial encounter
- T17.818DGastric contents in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury, subsequent encounter
- T17.818SGastric contents in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury, sequela
- T17.820AFood in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation, initial encounter
- T17.820DFood in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation, subsequent encounter
- T17.820SFood in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation, sequela
- T17.828AFood in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury, initial encounter
- T17.828DFood in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury, subsequent encounter
- T17.828SFood in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury, sequela
- T17.890AOther foreign object in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation, initial encounter
- T17.890DOther foreign object in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation, subsequent encounter
- T17.890SOther foreign object in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation, sequela
- T17.898AOther foreign object in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury, initial encounter
- T17.898DOther foreign object in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury, subsequent encounter
- T17.898SOther foreign object in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury, sequela
T17.8 at a glance
| Code | T17.8 |
|---|---|
| Description | Foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to T17.8.
- Foreign body in bronchioles
- Foreign body in lung
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19
Report an additional code alongside T17.8 to fully describe the condition. T17.8 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 T17.8 to fully describe the condition. T17.8 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 T17.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, T17.8 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from T15-T19
The conditions below are not part of T17.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, T17.8 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under T17.8? (4)
How long has T17.8 existed?
T17.8 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
- T17.4Foreign body in tracheanot billable
- T17.5Foreign body in bronchusnot billable
- T17.9Foreign body in respiratory tract, part unspecifiednot billable