Diagnosis Code

R09.A2 FOREIGN BODY SENSATION, THROAT


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: R09.A2

Short Description: Foreign body sensation, throat

Long Description: Foreign body sensation, throat

The code R09.A2 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00–R99)
    • Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems (R00-R09)
      • Oth symptoms and signs involving the circ and resp sys (R09)
        • R09.A2 Foreign body sensation, throat

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code R09.A2 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Other Circulatory System Diagnoses With Mcc (314)
  • Other Circulatory System Diagnoses With Cc (315)
  • Other Circulatory System Diagnoses Without Cc/mcc (316)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code R09.A2 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Foreign body sensation globus

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
R09 Other symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory system
R09.0 Asphyxia and hypoxemia
R09.01 Asphyxia
R09.02 Hypoxemia
R09.1 Pleurisy
R09.2 Respiratory arrest
R09.3 Abnormal sputum
R09.8 Other specified symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems
R09.81 Nasal congestion
R09.82 Postnasal drip
R09.89 Other specified symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems
R09.A Foreign body sensation of the circulatory and respiratory system
R09.A0 Foreign body sensation, unspecified
R09.A1 Foreign body sensation, nose
R09.A9 Foreign body sensation, other site


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023