2021 ICD-10-CM Code T17.898

Other foreign object in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury

  1. ICD-10-CM Index
  2. Chapter: S00–T98
  3. Section: T15-T19
  4. Block: T17
  5. T17.898 - Oth foreign object in oth prt resp tract causing oth injury
Version 2021
Non-Billable Code

Not Valid for Submission

T17.898 is a "header" nonspecific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of other foreign object in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury. The code is NOT valid for the year 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

ICD-10:T17.898
Short Description:Oth foreign object in oth prt resp tract causing oth injury
Long Description:Other foreign object in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury

Code Classification

Specific Coding for Oth foreign object in oth prt resp tract causing oth injury

Header codes like T17.898 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10 codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for oth foreign object in oth prt resp tract causing oth injury:

Index to Diseases and Injuries

The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for the code T17.898 are found in the index:

Information for Patients


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.


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Code History

  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)

Previous Code: T17.890S

Related Codes

Next Code: T17.898A