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ICD-10-CM 2027

ICD-10 code for respiratory tract foreign body

T17.908

Unspecified foreign body in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing other injury

Header — needs a more specific code

From the official ICD-10-CM alphabetic index entry “Foreign body › respiratory tract”. Page updated September 29, 2026.

About coding respiratory tract foreign body

The ICD-10-CM code for respiratory tract foreign body is T17.908 (Unspecified foreign body in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing other injury). The official index lists 20 more specific codes, so check the documentation for details such as type, cause, site or severity before settling on T17.908.

Within T17.90, choose T17.908 (causing other injury) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: causing asphyxiation (T17.900).

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 respiratory tract foreign body codes (official index)

  • bronchioles
  • bronchus
  • causing
  • asphyxiation T17.900 — Unspecified foreign body in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing asphyxiation
  • food (bone) (seed) T17.920 — Food in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing asphyxiation
  • gastric contents (vomitus) T17.910 — Gastric contents in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing asphyxiation
  • specified type NEC T17.990 — Other foreign object in respiratory tract, part unspecified in causing asphyxiation
  • injury NEC T17.908 — Unspecified foreign body in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing other injury
  • food (bone) (seed) T17.928 — Food in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing other injury
  • gastric contents (vomitus) T17.918 — Gastric contents in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing other injury
  • specified type NEC T17.998 — Other foreign object in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing other injury
  • larynx
  • lung
  • multiple parts
  • nasal sinus T17.0 — Foreign body in nasal sinus
  • nasopharynx
  • nose T17.1 — Foreign body in nostril
  • nostril T17.1 — Foreign body in nostril
  • pharynx
  • specified site NEC T17.808 — Unspecified foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury
  • causing
  • asphyxiation T17.800 — Unspecified foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation
  • food (bone) (seed) T17.820 — Food in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation
  • gastric contents (vomitus) T17.810 — Gastric contents in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation
  • specified type NEC T17.890 — Other foreign object in other parts of respiratory tract causing asphyxiation
  • injury NEC T17.808 — Unspecified foreign body in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury
  • food (bone) (seed) T17.828 — Food in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury
  • gastric contents (vomitus) T17.818 — Gastric contents in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury
  • specified type NEC T17.898 — Other foreign object in other parts of respiratory tract causing other injury
  • throat
  • trachea

Common questions about respiratory tract foreign body ICD-10 codes

What is the ICD-10 code for respiratory tract foreign body?

T17.908 — Unspecified foreign body in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing other injury (a header code; report a more specific subcode). More specific codes apply when the documentation supports them: T17.900, T17.920, T17.910, T17.990 and others below.

What is the ICD-10 code for nasal sinus respiratory tract foreign body?

T17.0 — Foreign body in nasal sinus (header code; choose a more specific subcode).

What is the ICD-10 code for nose respiratory tract foreign body?

T17.1 — Foreign body in nostril (header code; choose a more specific subcode).

What is the ICD-10 code for nostril respiratory tract foreign body?

T17.1 — Foreign body in nostril (header code; choose a more specific subcode).

Is T17.908 billable?

No. T17.908 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.