T17
Header — not billableForeign body in respiratory tract
The ICD-10 code for foreign body in respiratory tract is T17.
T17 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 8 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
7th character definitions
These definitions specify what each valid 7th-character value means for codes in this category.
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7th character note
This category requires a 7th character to indicate additional clinical detail (e.g. encounter type: initial, subsequent, sequela). The code is incomplete without it.
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T17
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •This category requires a 7th character. Documentation should clearly indicate the episode of care (initial encounter, subsequent encounter, or sequela).
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under T17
- T17.0Foreign body in nasal sinus
- T17.1Foreign body in nostril
- T17.2Foreign body in pharynxnon-billable header
- T17.3Foreign body in larynxnon-billable header
- T17.4Foreign body in tracheanon-billable header
- T17.5Foreign body in bronchusnon-billable header
- T17.8Foreign body in other parts of respiratory tractnon-billable header
- T17.9Foreign body in respiratory tract, part unspecifiednon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- T15Foreign body on external eyenon-billable header
- T16Foreign body in earnon-billable header
- T18Foreign body in alimentary tractnon-billable header
- T19Foreign body in genitourinary tractnon-billable header
- T17Foreign body in respiratory tractnon-billable header