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Common ICD-9 Codes for Foreign Body Removals

930 (Foreign body on external eye)

930.1 (Corneal foreign body)

931 (Foreign body in the ear)

932 (Foreign body in the nose)

933.0 (Foreign body in pharynx)

933.1 (Foreign body in larynx)

934.0 (Foreign body in trachea)

934.1 (Foreign body in main bronchus)

934.8 (Foreign body in trachea, bronchus or lung, other specified parts)

935.0 (Foreign body in mouth)

935.1 (Foreign body in esophagus)

935.2 (Foreign body in stomach)

936 (Foreign body in intestine and colon)

937 (Foreign body in anus and rectum)

939.0 (Foreign body in genitourinary tract; bladder and urethra)

939.1 (…uterus and urethra)

939.3 (…penis)

939.9 (…unspecified)