Specific code 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 934.1
Foreign body in main bronchus
  • Short description: Foreign body bronchus.
  • ICD-9-CM 934.1 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 934.1 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 2013 version of ICD-9-CM 934.1.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 934.1: 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 934.1 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T17.500A Unspecified foreign body in bronchus causing asphyxiation, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T17.508A Unspecified foreign body in bronchus causing other injury, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T17.510A Gastric contents in bronchus causing asphyxiation, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T17.518A Gastric contents in bronchus causing other injury, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T17.520A Food in bronchus causing asphyxiation, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T17.528A Food in bronchus causing other injury, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T17.590A Other foreign object in bronchus causing asphyxiation, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T17.598A Other foreign object in bronchus causing other injury, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Aspiration of food into bronchus
  • Aspiration of foreign body into bronchus
  • Aspiration of gastric contents into bronchus
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 934.1:
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