934.1 FOREIGN BODY BRONCHUS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 934.1

Short Description: Foreign body bronchus

Long Description: Foreign body in main bronchus

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Effects of foreign body entering through orifice (930-939)
      • 934 Foreign body in trachea, bronchus, and lung
        • 934.1 Foreign body bronchus

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 934.1 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Asphyxia, asphyxiation (by) 799.01
    • food or foreign body (in larynx) 933.1
      • bronchus (main) 934.1
    • mucus 933.1
      • bronchus (main) 934.1
  • Aspiration
    • mucus 933.1
      • into
        • bronchus (main) 934.1
  • Bronchitis (diffuse) (hypostatic) (infectious) (inflammatory) (simple) 490
    • arachidic 934.1
  • Foreign body
    • entering through orifice (current) (old)
      • bronchus (main) 934.1

Crosswalk Information

The code 934.1 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
934.1 Right Arrow T17.500A Unsp foreign body in bronchus causing asphyxiation, init
T17.508A Unsp foreign body in bronchus causing oth injury, init
T17.510A Gastric contents in bronchus causing asphyxiation, init
T17.518A Gastric contents in bronchus causing oth injury, init encntr
T17.520A Food in bronchus causing asphyxiation, initial encounter
T17.528A Food in bronchus causing other injury, initial encounter
T17.590A Oth foreign object in bronchus causing asphyxiation, init
T17.598A Oth foreign object in bronchus causing oth injury, init
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
934.0 Foreign body in trachea
934.8 Foreign body in other specified parts bronchus and lung
934.9 Foreign body in respiratory tree, unspecified


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