937Foreign body in anus and rectum

Injury and poisoning (800–999)›Effects of foreign body entering through orifice (930-939)›937 Foreign body in anus and rectum
ICD-9-CM 937
CMS Source: final ICD-9-CM release (version date October 1, 2014). Retired from U.S. claims after September 30, 2015.FacebookXLinkedInPrint

937 is a legacy ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for foreign body in anus and rectum. 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, its ICD-10-CM replacement is T18.5XXA (Foreign body in anus and rectum, initial encounter), flagged as an approximate match.

Code Identity

ICD-9-CM Code
937
Valid for Submission
No — Legacy Code
Code Describes
Foreign body in anus and rectum
Short Description
Foreign body anus/rectum
Parent Block
937 Foreign body in anus and rectum
ICD-10-CM Replacement
T18.5XXA (approximate)

Convert 937 to ICD-10-CM

Based on the final CMS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), 937 crosswalks to the following ICD-10-CM code.

ICD-10-CM
T18.5XXA Foreign body in anus and rectum, initial encounter
Approximate The match is approximate rather than exact.

Index of Diseases References

Entries in the final ICD-9-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that point to 937. Tap the icons for the official index conventions.

  • Chordoma M9370 3 see Neoplasm by site malignant
  • Foreign body
    • entering through orifice current old
      • anus 937
      • rectosigmoid 937
        • junction 937
      • rectum 937

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.

Read the full article at MedlinePlus

Courtesy of MedlinePlus, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

Questions About 937

Is 937 (foreign body in anus and rectum) 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 its replacement T18.5XXA.

What is the ICD-10 replacement for 937?

The General Equivalence Mappings crosswalk this code to ICD-10-CM T18.5XXA (Foreign body in anus and rectum, initial encounter). The match is flagged as approximate, so confirm it against the clinical documentation before use.

What did 937 mean?

In the final ICD-9-CM release, this code described foreign body in anus and rectum. It sat in block 937 Foreign body in anus and rectum under Injury and poisoning (800–999).