T17.420S

Billable

Food in trachea causing asphyxiation, sequela

Food in trachea causing asphyxiation, sequela

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

T15-T19

Parent Code

T17.420
Related Codes(2)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(3)

Clinical Terms

  • Foreign body in trachea
  • Foreign body in trachea (disorder)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for food in trachea causing asphyxiation, sequela?

The ICD-10-CM code for food in trachea causing asphyxiation, sequela is T17.420S. The full clinical description is "Food in trachea causing asphyxiation, sequela". T17.420S is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code T17.420S mean?

ICD-10-CM code T17.420S represents “Food in trachea causing asphyxiation, sequela”. It is classified under Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is T17.420S a billable code?

Yes, T17.420S is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is T17.420S in?

T17.420S is in Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (codes S00-T88).

What are the UMLS CUIs for T17.420S?

T17.420S is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2870130. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

How does T17.420S relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like food in trachea causing asphyxiation, sequela affect a person's functioning: body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

What is the ICD-11 equivalent of T17.420S?

There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for T17.420S in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.