Coding and coverage · ICD-10-CM
S10.15 Superficial foreign body of throat
This code needs a 7th character (use X as a placeholder for missing characters).
Codes under this one
Instructional notes
Chapter 19
Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.
Use additional codeAdd a second code for the full picture.
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Notes
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Section S10-S19
Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.
Includes
- injuries of nape
- injuries of supraclavicular region
- injuries of throat
S10
7th charactersThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S10
- A initial encounter
- D subsequent encounter
- S sequela
This code
Inclusion terms
- Splinter in the throat
Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes · S10-S19 Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)
Source: ICD-10-CM FY 2027 code descriptions and tabular list (CMS and CDC National Center for Health Statistics), effective 2026-10-01 through 2027-09-30 · CMS ICD-10 files. HCC mapping: CMS-HCC V28, payment year 2027. As of 2026-11-04.
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