VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

T18.1Foreign body in oesophagus

Code usage status

Primary diagnosis

May be used as the primary diagnosis

Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.

Specificity

Complete code in the classification

Use when the diagnosis matches and no exclusion applies.

Chapter XIX
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Group T15-T19
Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice
Official Vietnamese name
Dị vật trong thực quản

Related T18 codes

T18 Foreign body in alimentary tract T18.0 Primary diagnosis candidate Foreign body in mouth T18.2 Primary diagnosis candidate Foreign body in stomach T18.3 Primary diagnosis candidate Foreign body in small intestine T18.4 Primary diagnosis candidate Foreign body in colon T18.5 Primary diagnosis candidate Foreign body in anus and rectum T18.8 Primary diagnosis candidate Foreign body in other and multiple parts of alimentary tract T18.9 Primary diagnosis candidate Foreign body in alimentary tract, part unspecified

Clinical record checklist

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  • Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
  • Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
  • Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
  • Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.

2026 regulatory basis

Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.