ICD-Code T18: Foreign body in alimentary tract
- T18.0 Foreign body in mouth
- T18.1 Foreign body in oesophagus
- T18.2 Foreign body in stomach
- T18.3 Foreign body in small intestine
- T18.4 Foreign body in colon
- T18.5 Foreign body in anus and rectum
- T18.8 Foreign body in other and multiple parts of alimentary tract
- T18.9 Foreign body in alimentary tract, part unspecified
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Source
The explanations of ICD and OPS codes are provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).