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 2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis E912
Inhalation and ingestion of other object causing obstruction of respiratory tract or suffocation On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.
The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM E912 can be accessed here. - E912 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
E912 also known as:- Aspiration and inhalation of foreign body except food (into respiratory tract) NOS
- Foreign object [bean] [marble] in nose
- Obstruction of pharynx by foreign body
- Compression by foreign body in esophagus
- Interruption of respiration by foreign body in esophagus
- Obstruction of respiration by foreign body in esophagus
E912 excludes: - injury, except asphyxia and obstruction of respiratory passage, caused by foreign body (E915)
- obstruction of esophagus by foreign body without mention of asphyxia or obstruction in respiratory passage (E915)
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