T71Asphyxiation
ICD-10-CM category (non-billable header) code — part of Other and unspecified effects of external causes (T66-T78)
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
- Mechanical suffocation
- Traumatic suffocation
Excludes1 (never code both together)
- acute respiratory distress (syndrome) (J80)
- anoxia due to high altitude (T70.2)
- asphyxia NOS (R09.01)
- asphyxia from carbon monoxide (T58.-)
- asphyxia from inhalation of food or foreign body (T17.-)
- asphyxia from other gases, fumes and vapors (T59.-)
- respiratory distress (syndrome) in newborn (P22.-)
7th Character Note
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T71
Subcategories (3)
- T71.1 Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing
- T71.2 Asphyxiation due to systemic oxy defic due to low oxy in air
- T71.9 Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause