Specific code 2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 935.1
Foreign body in esophagus
  • Short description: FOREIGN BODY ESOPHAGUS.
  • ICD-9-CM 935.1 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 935.1 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 935.1.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 935.1: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 935.1 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T18.100A Unspecified foreign body in esophagus causing compression of trachea, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T18.108A Unspecified foreign body in esophagus causing other injury, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T18.110A Gastric contents in esophagus causing compression of trachea, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T18.118A Gastric contents in esophagus causing other injury, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T18.120A Food in esophagus causing compression of trachea, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T18.128A Food in esophagus causing other injury, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T18.190A Other foreign object in esophagus causing compression of trachea, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T18.198A Other foreign object in esophagus causing other injury, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Food in esophagus
  • Gastric contents in esophagus
  • Tracheal compression due to food in esophagus
  • Tracheal compression due to foreign body in esophagus
  • Tracheal compression due to gastric contents in esophagus
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 935.1:
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