ICD-10 Diagnosis Code T17.318A
Gastric contents in larynx causing other injury, init encntr
Diagnosis Code T17.318A
Short Description: Gastric contents in larynx causing other injury, init encntr
Long Description: Gastric contents in larynx causing other injury, initial encounter
This is the 2018 version of the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code T17.318A
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The code T17.318A is valid for submission for HIPAA-covered transactions.
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Foreign Bodies
If you've ever gotten a splinter or had sand in your eye, you've had experience with a foreign body. A foreign body is something that is stuck inside you but isn't supposed to be there. You may inhale or swallow a foreign body, or you may get one from an injury to almost any part of your body. Foreign bodies are more common in small children, who sometimes stick things in their mouths, ears, and noses.
Some foreign bodies, like a small splinter, do not cause serious harm. Inhaled or swallowed foreign bodies may cause choking or bowel obstruction and may require medical care.
- Bezoar (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Eye - foreign object in (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Foreign body in the nose (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Foreign object - inhaled or swallowed (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Splinter removal (Medical Encyclopedia)
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General Equivalence Map Definitions
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Present on Admission
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