Foreign body in pharynx

Definition

Objects that inadvertently enter the pharynx from the environment.

3 subordinate codes

• ND72.20Asphyxia on mucus in nasopharynx
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified

Nearby in Foreign body in respiratory tract

• ND72.0Foreign body in nasal sinus
• ND72.1Foreign body in nostril
• ND72.3Foreign body in larynx
• ND72.4Foreign body in trachea
• ND72.5Foreign body in bronchus
• ND72.6Foreign body in multiple parts of respiratory tract
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified