ICD-9-CM diagnosis code (retired)
933.0 — Foreign body in pharynx
About ICD-9-CM 933.0
933.0 is an ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for foreign body in pharynx. ICD-9-CM was retired for U.S. claims on October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM took over.
The CMS General Equivalence Mappings translate it to 8 ICD-10-CM codes, such as T17.200A (Unspecified foreign body in pharynx causing asphyxiation, initial encounter), T17.208A (Unspecified foreign body in pharynx causing other injury, initial encounter) and T17.210A (Gastric contents in pharynx causing asphyxiation, initial encounter). All of these are approximate matches, so review the record to pick the right one.
ICD-10-CM equivalents
- T17.200AUnspecified foreign body in pharynx causing asphyxiation, initial encounterapproximate
- T17.208AUnspecified foreign body in pharynx causing other injury, initial encounterapproximate
- T17.210AGastric contents in pharynx causing asphyxiation, initial encounterapproximate
- T17.218AGastric contents in pharynx causing other injury, initial encounterapproximate
- T17.220AFood in pharynx causing asphyxiation, initial encounterapproximate
- T17.228AFood in pharynx causing other injury, initial encounterapproximate
- T17.290AOther foreign object in pharynx causing asphyxiation, initial encounterapproximate
- T17.298AOther foreign object in pharynx causing other injury, initial encounterapproximate
Common questions about 933.0
GEMs are a translation aid, not a substitute for coding from the record. The 2027 ICD-10 code set has changed since the last GEMs release in 2018. Page updated September 29, 2026.