ICD-9-CM diagnosis code (retired)
934.1 — Foreign body in main bronchus
About ICD-9-CM 934.1
934.1 is an ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for foreign body in main bronchus. 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 T17.500A (Unspecified foreign body in bronchus causing asphyxiation, initial encounter), T17.508A (Unspecified foreign body in bronchus causing other injury, initial encounter) and T17.510A (Gastric contents in bronchus causing asphyxiation, initial encounter). All of these are approximate matches, so review the record to pick the right one.
ICD-10-CM equivalents
- T17.500AUnspecified foreign body in bronchus causing asphyxiation, initial encounterapproximate
- T17.508AUnspecified foreign body in bronchus causing other injury, initial encounterapproximate
- T17.510AGastric contents in bronchus causing asphyxiation, initial encounterapproximate
- T17.518AGastric contents in bronchus causing other injury, initial encounterapproximate
- T17.520AFood in bronchus causing asphyxiation, initial encounterapproximate
- T17.528AFood in bronchus causing other injury, initial encounterapproximate
- T17.590AOther foreign object in bronchus causing asphyxiation, initial encounterapproximate
- T17.598AOther foreign object in bronchus causing other injury, initial encounterapproximate
Common questions about 934.1
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.