Is T17.8 a billable code?
No. T17.8 is a header code that groups 24 more specific codes. Use one of the billable codes listed on this page instead.
ICD-10-CM FY2027 diagnosis code
T17.8: Foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract
Header code: not billableValid for dates of service October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027
T17.8 groups related diagnoses under foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract. It cannot be used on a claim by itself. Choose the billable code below that matches the patient's record.
Billable codes under T17.8
- T17.800AUnspecified foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation, initial encounter
- T17.800DUnspecified foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation, subsequent encounter
- T17.800SUnspecified foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation, sequela
- T17.808AUnspecified foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury, initial encounter
- T17.808DUnspecified foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury, subsequent encounter
- T17.808SUnspecified foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury, sequela
- T17.810AGastric contents in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation, initial encounter
- T17.810DGastric contents in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation, subsequent encounter
- T17.810SGastric contents in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation, sequela
- T17.818AGastric contents in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury, initial encounter
- T17.818DGastric contents in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury, subsequent encounter
- T17.818SGastric contents in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury, sequela
- T17.820AFood in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation, initial encounter
- T17.820DFood in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation, subsequent encounter
- T17.820SFood in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation, sequela
- T17.828AFood in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury, initial encounter
- T17.828DFood in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury, subsequent encounter
- T17.828SFood in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury, sequela
- T17.890AOther foreign object in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation, initial encounter
- T17.890DOther foreign object in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation, subsequent encounter
- T17.890SOther foreign object in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation, sequela
- T17.898AOther foreign object in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury, initial encounter
- T17.898DOther foreign object in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury, subsequent encounter
- T17.898SOther foreign object in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury, sequela
Other codes in T17 Foreign body in respiratory tract
T17.8 questions
What does T17.8 mean?
T17.8 is the ICD-10-CM code for Foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract. It is in chapter 19, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88).
Code titles come from the official ICD-10-CM files published by the CDC National Center for Health Statistics. Always check payer rules and the clinical record before billing.