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T17.32

Food in larynx

Non-billableCategory

Code Hierarchy

T17T17.3T17.32

Chapter: 19. Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Section: T15-T19 - Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice

Coding Guidelines

Inclusion Terms

  • Bones in larynx
  • Seeds in larynx

Specific Codes (2)

T17.320Category

Food in larynx causing asphyxiation

T17.328Category

Food in larynx causing other injury

Related Codes

T17.30Category

Unspecified foreign body in larynx

T17.31Category

Gastric contents in larynx

T17.39Category

Other foreign object in larynx

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