Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice (T15-T19)
T18: Foreign body in alimentary tract

excludes2
foreign body in pharynx (T17.2-)

sevenChrNote
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T18

sevenChrDef
A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela
T18.0: Foreign body in mouth
T18.1: Foreign body in esophagus
T18.2: Foreign body in stomach
T18.3: Foreign body in small intestine
T18.4: Foreign body in colon
T18.5: Foreign body in anus and rectum
T18.8: Foreign body in other parts of alimentary tract
T18.9: Foreign body of alimentary tract, part unspecified

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