E911Inhalation and ingestion of food causing obstruction of respiratory tract or suffocation
- Legacy / Not Valid for Submission
- Retired October 1, 2015
- External Cause (E Code)
E911 is a legacy ICD-9-CM external cause code (E code) that described inhalation and ingestion of food causing obstruction of respiratory tract or suffocation. 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. CMS assigns no direct ICD-10-CM equivalent for this code (a No Map flag in the General Equivalence Mappings), so the closest current code must be chosen from the clinical documentation.
Code Identity
Convert E911 to ICD-10-CM
CMS did not link E911 to any ICD-10-CM code in the General Equivalence Mappings.
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.
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Questions About E911
Is E911 (inhalation and ingestion of food causing obstruction of…) 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.
Why does E911 have no ICD-10 equivalent?
CMS marks this code with a No Map flag in the General Equivalence Mappings: no single ICD-10-CM code corresponds to inhalation and ingestion of food causing obstruction of respiratory tract or suffocation. To code the same situation today, choose the closest current code from the clinical documentation.
What did E911 mean?
In the final ICD-9-CM release, this code described inhalation and ingestion of food causing obstruction of respiratory tract or suffocation. It sat in block E911 Inhalation and ingestion of food causing obstruction of respiratory tract or suffocation under External causes of injury (V).
