934.8 FB TRACH/BRONCH/LUNG NEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 934.8

Short Description: FB trach/bronch/lung NEC

Long Description: Foreign body in other specified parts bronchus and lung

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Effects of foreign body entering through orifice (930-939)
      • 934 Foreign body in trachea, bronchus, and lung
        • 934.8 FB trach/bronch/lung NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Aspirated foreign body of lower respiratory tract
  • Foreign body in bronchioles
  • Foreign body in lung
  • Foreign body in respiratory tract
  • Foreign body in trachea, bronchus and lung
  • Foreign body in tracheobronchial tree
  • Foreign body in upper respiratory tract
  • Partial obstruction of airway by food
  • Steakhouse syndrome

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 934.8 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
      • bronchioles 934.8
      • lung 934.8
      • respiratory tract 934.9
        • specified part NEC 934.8
    • mucus 933.1
      • lung 934.8
      • respiratory tract 934.9
        • specified part NEC 934.8
  • Aspiration
    • mucus 933.1
      • into
        • lung 934.8
        • respiratory tract 934.9
          • specified part NEC 934.8
  • Foreign body
    • entering through orifice (current) (old)
      • air passage (upper) 933.0
        • lower 934.8
      • bronchioles 934.8
      • lung 934.8
      • respiratory tract 934.9
        • specified part NEC 934.8
    • respiratory tree 934.9
      • specified site NEC 934.8

Crosswalk Information

The code 934.8 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
934.8 Right Arrow T17.800A Unsp foreign body in oth prt resp tract causing asphyx, init
T17.808A Unsp fb in oth prt resp tract causing oth injury, init
T17.810A Gastric contents in oth prt resp tract causing asphyx, init
T17.818A Gastr contents in oth prt resp tract cause oth injury, init
T17.820A Food in oth prt respiratory tract causing asphyxiation, init
T17.828A Food in oth prt respiratory tract causing oth injury, init
T17.890A Oth foreign object in oth prt resp tract cause asphyx, init
T17.898A Oth forn object in oth prt resp tract cause 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
934.1 Foreign body in main bronchus
934.9 Foreign body in respiratory tree, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014