ICD-10-CM 2027
ICD-10 code for esophagus foreign body
Unspecified foreign body in esophagus causing other injury
From the official ICD-10-CM alphabetic index entry “Foreign body › esophagus”. Page updated September 29, 2026.
About coding esophagus foreign body
The ICD-10-CM code for esophagus foreign body is T18.108 (Unspecified foreign body in esophagus causing other injury). The official index lists 8 more specific codes, so check the documentation for details such as type, cause, site or severity before settling on T18.108.
Within T18.10, choose T18.108 (causing other injury) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: causing compression of trachea (T18.100).
Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
More specific esophagus foreign body codes (official index)
- causing
- injury NEC T18.108 — Unspecified foreign body in esophagus causing other injury
- food (bone) (seed) T18.128 — Food in esophagus causing other injury
- gastric contents (vomitus) T18.118 — Gastric contents in esophagus causing other injury
- specified type NEC T18.198 — Other foreign object in esophagus causing other injury
- tracheal compression T18.100 — Unspecified foreign body in esophagus causing compression of trachea
- food (bone) (seed) T18.120 — Food in esophagus causing compression of trachea
- gastric contents (vomitus) T18.110 — Gastric contents in esophagus causing compression of trachea
- specified type NEC T18.190 — Other foreign object in esophagus causing compression of trachea
Common questions about esophagus foreign body ICD-10 codes
What is the ICD-10 code for esophagus foreign body?
- T18.108 — Unspecified foreign body in esophagus causing other injury (a header code; report a more specific subcode). More specific codes apply when the documentation supports them: T18.108, T18.128, T18.118, T18.198 and others below.
Is T18.108 billable?
- No. T18.108 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.