936Foreign body in intestine and colon
- Legacy / Not Valid for Submission
- Replaced October 1, 2015
936 is a legacy ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for foreign body in intestine and colon. It was valid on U.S. claims through September 30, 2015 and cannot be reported for services on or after October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM replaced the ICD-9 code set. Under the CMS General Equivalence Mappings, it maps to 2 ICD-10-CM candidates: T18.3XXA and T18.4XXA.
Code Identity
Convert 936 to ICD-10-CM
Based on the final CMS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), 936 crosswalks to the following ICD-10-CM codes. When more than one candidate is listed, pick the code the documentation supports.
Index of Diseases References
Entries in the final ICD-9-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that point to 936. Tap the icons for the official index conventions.
- Bezoar 938
- intestine 936
- Foreign body
- entering through orifice current old
- appendix 936
- cecum 936
- coil ileocecal 936
- colon 936
- duodenum 936
- ileocecal coil 936
- ileum 936
- intestine large small 936
- small intestine 936
- entering through orifice current old
- Melanoameloblastoma M9363 0 see Neoplasm bone benign
- Phytobezoar 938
- intestine 936
- Pinealoblastoma M9362 3 194.4
- Pineoblastoma M9362 3 194.4
- Pineocytoma M9361 1 237.1
- Progonoma melanotic M9363 0 see Neoplasm by site benign
- Trichobezoar 938
- intestine 936
- Trichophytobezoar 938
- intestine 936
- Tumor M8000 1 SEE ALSO Neoplasm by site unspecified nature
- melanotic neuroectodermal M9363 0 see Neoplasm by site benign
- retinal anlage M9363 0 see Neoplasm by site benign
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.
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Questions About 936
Is 936 (foreign body in intestine and colon) still a valid code?
No. This code belonged to ICD-9-CM, which the United States retired after September 30, 2015. Claims with dates of service on or after October 1, 2015 must use ICD-10-CM codes, such as T18.3XXA and T18.4XXA.
What is the ICD-10 replacement for 936?
The General Equivalence Mappings list 2 ICD-10-CM candidates for this code: T18.3XXA (Foreign body in small intestine, initial encounter) and T18.4XXA (Foreign body in colon, initial encounter). Each match is approximate, so the right choice depends on what the documentation supports.
What did 936 mean?
In the final ICD-9-CM release, this code described foreign body in intestine and colon. It sat in block 936 Foreign body in intestine and colon under Injury and poisoning (800–999).
Why does 936 map to more than one ICD-10 code?
ICD-10-CM is more specific than ICD-9-CM. The detail packed into this single legacy code was split across T18.3XXA and T18.4XXA, so the General Equivalence Mappings list every candidate rather than forcing one. The correct target is the one the documentation supports.
