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R09.A0

Billable

Foreign body sensation, unspecified

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A sensation of something being stuck or present in the body (such as a lump in the throat or chest) without an actual foreign object being present.

Coding Tips

  • •This is often a functional or anxiety-related symptom - rule out actual foreign body first
  • •Document the specific location if known

Code Hierarchy

└R09Other symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory system└R09.AForeign body sensation of the circulatory and respiratory system└R09.A0Foreign body sensation, unspecified
└R09.A0Foreign body sensation, unspecified

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