ICD-9 Code E911
Inhalation and ingestion of food causing obstruction of respiratory tract or suffocation
Not Valid for Submission
E911 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of inhalation and ingestion of food causing obstruction of respiratory tract or suffocation. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
| ICD-9: | E911 |
| Short Description: | Resp obstr-food inhal |
| Long Description: | Inhalation and ingestion of food causing obstruction of respiratory tract or suffocation |
Convert E911 to ICD-10
The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:
Code Classification
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External causes of injury (V)
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Accidents caused by submersion, suffocation, and foreign bodies (E910-E915)
- E911 Inhalation and ingestion of food causing obstruction of respiratory tract or suffocation
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Accidents caused by submersion, suffocation, and foreign bodies (E910-E915)
Information for Medical Professionals
Information for Patients
Choking
Food or small objects can cause choking if they get caught in your throat and block your airway. This keeps oxygen from getting to your lungs and brain. If your brain goes without oxygen for more than four minutes, you could have brain damage or die.
Young children are at an especially high risk of choking. They can choke on foods like hot dogs, nuts and grapes, and on small objects like toy pieces and coins. Keep hazards out of their reach and supervise them when they eat.
When someone is choking, quick action can be lifesaving. Learn how to do back blows, the Heimlich maneuver (abdominal thrusts), and CPR.
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ICD-9 Footnotes
General Equivalence Map Definitions
The ICD-9 and ICD-10 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
- Approximate Flag - The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
- No Map Flag - The no map flag indicates that a code in the source system is not linked to any code in the target system.
- Combination Flag - The combination flag indicates that more than one code in the target system is required to satisfy the full equivalent meaning of a code in the source system.