Laceration with foreign body of trachea, initial encounter
Billable / specific
S11.022A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from S11)
- injuries of nape
- injuries of supraclavicular region
- injuries of throat
- Note: Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- Note: The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- open wound of thoracic trachea (S27.5-) (from S11.02)
- birth trauma (P10-P15) (from S11)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from S11)
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32) (from S11)
- effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1) (from S11)
- effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3) (from S11)
- effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2) (from S11)
- effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4) (from S11)
- frostbite (T33-T34) (from S11)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) (from S11)
- open fracture of vertebra (S12.- with 7th character B) (from S11)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
Code also
An additional code may be needed.
7th character
The 7th character values that apply to this code (defined at S11). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.
| Character | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
Parent code
- S11.022Laceration with foreign body of tracheaNeeds 7th char