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R09.A9

Billable

Foreign body sensation, other site

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

What This Code Means

A sensation of something stuck or irritating in various body locations other than the throat.

Coding Tips

  • •Specify the anatomical site in documentation for clarity and potential code specificity
  • •Distinguish from actual foreign body obstruction which requires different coding

Code Hierarchy

└R09Other symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory system└R09.AForeign body sensation of the circulatory and respiratory system└R09.A9Foreign body sensation, other site
└R09.A9Foreign body sensation, other site

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