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T18.5XXA

Billable

Foreign body in anus and rectum (initial encounter)

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Additional Information

From parent codes: S00-T88 (Chapter 19)

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom S00-T88

Excludes1 means 'NOT CODED HERE!' An Excludes1 note indicates mutually exclusive codes: two conditions that cannot be reported together.

  • birth trauma (P10-P15)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Use Additional CodeFrom S00-T88

The 'use additional code' note instructs that a secondary code should be added to provide more detail.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

Inpatient DRG Payments

DRG 39423,654 discharges

Other Digestive System Diagnoses With Cc

Avg. Medicare Payment

$7,241

Total Payment$9,547
Patient Responsibility$2,306
Hospital Charge$48,649
DRG 39317,381 discharges

Other Digestive System Diagnoses With Mcc

Avg. Medicare Payment

$13,887

Total Payment$17,117
Patient Responsibility$3,230
Hospital Charge$81,195
DRG 395517 discharges

Other Digestive System Diagnoses Without Cc/mcc

Avg. Medicare Payment

$4,584

Total Payment$7,117
Patient Responsibility$2,533
Hospital Charge$39,628