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R09.A

⚠ Non-billable (Header)

Foreign body sensation of the circulatory and respiratory system

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)

⚠️ This is a category header code — not billable. Use a more specific child code below.

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inherited from R09

Rules from parent category R09: Other symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory system

  • • acute respiratory distress syndrome (J80)
  • • respiratory arrest of newborn (P28.81)
  • • respiratory distress syndrome of newborn (P22.0)
  • • respiratory failure (J96.-)
  • • respiratory failure of newborn (P28.5)

Child Codes (4)

R09.A0Foreign body sensation, unspecifiedR09.A1Foreign body sensation, noseR09.A2Foreign body sensation, throatR09.A9Foreign body sensation, other site

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Code Information

CodeR09.A
BillableNo — Header code
ParentR09
CategorySymptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Excludes15 rule(s)
Excludes20 note(s)
Child codes4

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CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List

Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)