T17.81

Gastric contents in other parts of respiratory tract

Requires 7th character

T17.81 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Aspiration of gastric contents into other parts of respiratory tract
  • Vomitus in other parts of respiratory tract

Includes (from T17)

  • 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.

  • birth trauma (P10-P15) (from T17)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from T17)
  • foreign body accidentally left in operation wound (T81.5-) (from T17)
  • foreign body in penetrating wound - See open wound by body region (from T17)
  • residual foreign body in soft tissue (M79.5) (from T17)
  • splinter, without open wound - See superficial injury by body region (from T17)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-) (from T17)
  • code, if known, for foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice (W44.-) (from T17)

7th character

This code requires a 7th character (defined at T17). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.

CharacterMeaning
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

Also known as

  • Aspiration of gastric contents into other parts of respiratory tract
  • Vomitus in other parts of respiratory tract
  • Choked, choking, vomitus
  • Compression, trachea by, vomitus
  • Inhalation, gastric contents
  • Inhalation, vomitus
  • Interruption of respiration, vomitus
  • Suffocation, due to, by, vomitus
  • Vomitus, gastric contents in air passages

Parent code

  • T17.8Foreign body in other parts of respiratory tractNeeds 7th char

More specific codes T17.81

  • T17.810Gastric contents in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiationNeeds 7th char
  • T17.818Gastric contents in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injuryNeeds 7th char

Related codes

  • T17.80Unspecified foreign body in other parts of respiratory tractNeeds 7th char
  • T17.82Food in other parts of respiratory tractNeeds 7th char
  • T17.89Other foreign object in other parts of respiratory tractNeeds 7th char

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