T18 Foreign body in alimentary tract

Category / Non-billable header 20 subcodes

Block: Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19)

Excludes 2 (not included here)

  • foreign body in pharynx (T17.2-)

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
T18..0 Foreign body in mouth No
T18..1 Foreign body in esophagus No
T18..10 Unspecified foreign body in esophagus No
T18..100 Unspecified foreign body in esophagus causing compression of trachea No
T18..108 Unspecified foreign body in esophagus causing other injury No
T18..11 Gastric contents in esophagus No
T18..110 Gastric contents in esophagus causing compression of trachea No
T18..118 Gastric contents in esophagus causing other injury No
T18..12 Food in esophagus No
T18..120 Food in esophagus causing compression of trachea No
T18..128 Food in esophagus causing other injury No
T18..19 Other foreign object in esophagus No
T18..190 Other foreign object in esophagus causing compression of trachea No
T18..198 Other foreign object in esophagus causing other injury No
T18..2 Foreign body in stomach No
T18..3 Foreign body in small intestine No
T18..4 Foreign body in colon No
T18..5 Foreign body in anus and rectum No
T18..8 Foreign body in other parts of alimentary tract No
T18..9 Foreign body of alimentary tract, part unspecified No

Last reviewed: September 2026