ICD-9-CM diagnosis code (retired)
934.9 — Foreign body in respiratory tree, unspecified
About ICD-9-CM 934.9
934.9 is an ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for foreign body in respiratory tree, unspecified. 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 T17.900A (Unspecified foreign body in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing asphyxiation, initial encounter), T17.908A (Unspecified foreign body in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing other injury, initial encounter) and T17.910A (Gastric contents in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing asphyxiation, initial encounter). All of these are approximate matches, so review the record to pick the right one.
ICD-10-CM equivalents
- T17.900AUnspecified foreign body in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing asphyxiation, initial encounterapproximate
- T17.908AUnspecified foreign body in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing other injury, initial encounterapproximate
- T17.910AGastric contents in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing asphyxiation, initial encounterapproximate
- T17.918AGastric contents in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing other injury, initial encounterapproximate
- T17.920AFood in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing asphyxiation, initial encounterapproximate
- T17.928AFood in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing other injury, initial encounterapproximate
- T17.990AOther foreign object in respiratory tract, part unspecified in causing asphyxiation, initial encounterapproximate
- T17.998AOther foreign object in respiratory tract, part unspecified causing other injury, initial encounterapproximate
Common questions about 934.9
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.