T18.9

ICD-10Non-billable category

Foreign body of alimentary tract, part unspecified

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Foreign body of alimentary tract, part unspecified

T18.9 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.

Inclusion terms

  • Foreign body in digestive system NOS
  • Swallowed foreign body NOS

Related codes in T18

Where this code sits

Parent code
T18

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Source

ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.

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