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T17.52

Food in bronchus

Non-billableCategory

Code Hierarchy

T17T17.5T17.52

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 bronchus
  • Seeds in bronchus

Specific Codes (2)

T17.520Category

Food in bronchus causing asphyxiation

T17.528Category

Food in bronchus causing other injury

Related Codes

T17.50Category

Unspecified foreign body in bronchus

T17.51Category

Gastric contents in bronchus

T17.59Category

Other foreign object in bronchus

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