ICD-10-CM category
T71: Asphyxiation
Codes under T71 (Asphyxiation). A ✓ marks a billable (fully specified) code; category codes without a ✓ are not billable on their own.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| T71.1 | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing | — |
| T71.1 | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing | — |
| T71.2 | Asphyxiation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air | — |
| T71.2 | Asphyxiation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air | — |
| T71.9 | Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause | — |
| T71.9 | Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause | — |
| T71.9XXA | Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.9XXA | Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.9XXD | Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.9XXD | Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.9XXS | Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.9XXS | Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.11 | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow | — |
| T71.11 | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow | — |
| T71.12 | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag | — |
| T71.12 | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag | — |
| T71.13 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens | — |
| T71.13 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens | — |
| T71.14 | Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed) | — |
| T71.14 | Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed) | — |
| T71.15 | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture | — |
| T71.15 | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture | — |
| T71.16 | Asphyxiation due to hanging | — |
| T71.16 | Asphyxiation due to hanging | — |
| T71.19 | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes | — |
| T71.19 | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes | — |
| T71.20 | Asphyxiation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air due to unspecified cause | — |
| T71.20 | Asphyxiation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air due to unspecified cause | — |
| T71.20XA | Asphyxiation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air due to unspecified cause, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.20XA | Asphyxiation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air due to unspecified cause, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.20XD | Asphyxiation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air due to unspecified cause, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.20XD | Asphyxiation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air due to unspecified cause, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.20XS | Asphyxiation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air due to unspecified cause, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.20XS | Asphyxiation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air due to unspecified cause, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.21 | Asphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth | — |
| T71.21 | Asphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth | — |
| T71.21XA | Asphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.21XA | Asphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.21XD | Asphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.21XD | Asphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.21XS | Asphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.21XS | Asphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.22 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk | — |
| T71.22 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk | — |
| T71.23 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator | — |
| T71.23 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator | — |
| T71.29 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in other low oxygen environment | — |
| T71.29 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in other low oxygen environment | — |
| T71.29XA | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in other low oxygen environment, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.29XA | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in other low oxygen environment, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.29XD | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in other low oxygen environment, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.29XD | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in other low oxygen environment, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.29XS | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in other low oxygen environment, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.29XS | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in other low oxygen environment, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.111 | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, accidental | — |
| T71.111 | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, accidental | — |
| T71.111A | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, accidental, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.111A | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, accidental, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.111D | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, accidental, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.111D | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, accidental, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.111S | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, accidental, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.111S | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, accidental, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.112 | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, intentional self-harm | — |
| T71.112 | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, intentional self-harm | — |
| T71.112A | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, intentional self-harm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.112A | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, intentional self-harm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.112D | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.112D | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.112S | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, intentional self-harm, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.112S | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, intentional self-harm, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.113 | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, assault | — |
| T71.113 | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, assault | — |
| T71.113A | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, assault, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.113A | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, assault, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.113D | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, assault, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.113D | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, assault, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.113S | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, assault, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.113S | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, assault, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.114 | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, undetermined | — |
| T71.114 | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, undetermined | — |
| T71.114A | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, undetermined, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.114A | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, undetermined, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.114D | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, undetermined, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.114D | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, undetermined, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.114S | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, undetermined, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.114S | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, undetermined, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.121 | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, accidental | — |
| T71.121 | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, accidental | — |
| T71.121A | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, accidental, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.121A | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, accidental, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.121D | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, accidental, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.121D | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, accidental, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.121S | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, accidental, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.121S | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, accidental, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.122 | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, intentional self-harm | — |
| T71.122 | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, intentional self-harm | — |
| T71.122A | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, intentional self-harm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.122A | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, intentional self-harm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.122D | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.122D | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.122S | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, intentional self-harm, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.122S | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, intentional self-harm, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.123 | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, assault | — |
| T71.123 | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, assault | — |
| T71.123A | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, assault, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.123A | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, assault, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.123D | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, assault, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.123D | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, assault, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.123S | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, assault, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.123S | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, assault, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.124 | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, undetermined | — |
| T71.124 | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, undetermined | — |
| T71.124A | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, undetermined, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.124A | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, undetermined, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.124D | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, undetermined, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.124D | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, undetermined, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.124S | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, undetermined, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.124S | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, undetermined, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.131 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, accidental | — |
| T71.131 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, accidental | — |
| T71.131A | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, accidental, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.131A | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, accidental, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.131D | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, accidental, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.131D | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, accidental, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.131S | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, accidental, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.131S | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, accidental, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.132 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, intentional self-harm | — |
| T71.132 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, intentional self-harm | — |
| T71.132A | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, intentional self-harm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.132A | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, intentional self-harm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.132D | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.132D | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.132S | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, intentional self-harm, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.132S | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, intentional self-harm, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.133 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, assault | — |
| T71.133 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, assault | — |
| T71.133A | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, assault, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.133A | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, assault, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.133D | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, assault, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.133D | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, assault, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.133S | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, assault, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.133S | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, assault, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.134 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, undetermined | — |
| T71.134 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, undetermined | — |
| T71.134A | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, undetermined, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.134A | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, undetermined, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.134D | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, undetermined, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.134D | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, undetermined, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.134S | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, undetermined, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.134S | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, undetermined, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.141 | Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), accidental | — |
| T71.141 | Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), accidental | — |
| T71.141A | Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), accidental, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.141A | Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), accidental, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.141D | Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), accidental, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.141D | Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), accidental, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.141S | Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), accidental, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.141S | Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), accidental, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.143 | Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), assault | — |
| T71.143 | Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), assault | — |
| T71.143A | Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), assault, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.143A | Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), assault, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.143D | Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), assault, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.143D | Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), assault, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.143S | Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), assault, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.143S | Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), assault, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.144 | Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), undetermined | — |
| T71.144 | Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), undetermined | — |
| T71.144A | Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), undetermined, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.144A | Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), undetermined, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.144D | Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), undetermined, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.144D | Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), undetermined, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.144S | Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), undetermined, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.144S | Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), undetermined, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.151 | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, accidental | — |
| T71.151 | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, accidental | — |
| T71.151A | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, accidental, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.151A | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, accidental, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.151D | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, accidental, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.151D | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, accidental, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.151S | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, accidental, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.151S | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, accidental, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.152 | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, intentional self-harm | — |
| T71.152 | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, intentional self-harm | — |
| T71.152A | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, intentional self-harm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.152A | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, intentional self-harm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.152D | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.152D | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.152S | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, intentional self-harm, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.152S | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, intentional self-harm, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.153 | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, assault | — |
| T71.153 | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, assault | — |
| T71.153A | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, assault, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.153A | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, assault, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.153D | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, assault, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.153D | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, assault, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.153S | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, assault, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.153S | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, assault, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.154 | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, undetermined | — |
| T71.154 | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, undetermined | — |
| T71.154A | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, undetermined, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.154A | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, undetermined, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.154D | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, undetermined, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.154D | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, undetermined, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.154S | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, undetermined, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.154S | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, undetermined, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.161 | Asphyxiation due to hanging, accidental | — |
| T71.161 | Asphyxiation due to hanging, accidental | — |
| T71.161A | Asphyxiation due to hanging, accidental, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.161A | Asphyxiation due to hanging, accidental, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.161D | Asphyxiation due to hanging, accidental, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.161D | Asphyxiation due to hanging, accidental, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.161S | Asphyxiation due to hanging, accidental, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.161S | Asphyxiation due to hanging, accidental, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.162 | Asphyxiation due to hanging, intentional self-harm | — |
| T71.162 | Asphyxiation due to hanging, intentional self-harm | — |
| T71.162A | Asphyxiation due to hanging, intentional self-harm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.162A | Asphyxiation due to hanging, intentional self-harm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.162D | Asphyxiation due to hanging, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.162D | Asphyxiation due to hanging, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.162S | Asphyxiation due to hanging, intentional self-harm, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.162S | Asphyxiation due to hanging, intentional self-harm, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.163 | Asphyxiation due to hanging, assault | — |
| T71.163 | Asphyxiation due to hanging, assault | — |
| T71.163A | Asphyxiation due to hanging, assault, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.163A | Asphyxiation due to hanging, assault, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.163D | Asphyxiation due to hanging, assault, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.163D | Asphyxiation due to hanging, assault, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.163S | Asphyxiation due to hanging, assault, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.163S | Asphyxiation due to hanging, assault, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.164 | Asphyxiation due to hanging, undetermined | — |
| T71.164 | Asphyxiation due to hanging, undetermined | — |
| T71.164A | Asphyxiation due to hanging, undetermined, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.164A | Asphyxiation due to hanging, undetermined, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.164D | Asphyxiation due to hanging, undetermined, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.164D | Asphyxiation due to hanging, undetermined, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.164S | Asphyxiation due to hanging, undetermined, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.164S | Asphyxiation due to hanging, undetermined, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.191 | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, accidental | — |
| T71.191 | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, accidental | — |
| T71.191A | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, accidental, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.191A | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, accidental, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.191D | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, accidental, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.191D | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, accidental, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.191S | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, accidental, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.191S | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, accidental, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.192 | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, intentional self-harm | — |
| T71.192 | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, intentional self-harm | — |
| T71.192A | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, intentional self-harm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.192A | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, intentional self-harm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.192D | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.192D | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.192S | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, intentional self-harm, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.192S | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, intentional self-harm, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.193 | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, assault | — |
| T71.193 | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, assault | — |
| T71.193A | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, assault, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.193A | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, assault, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.193D | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, assault, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.193D | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, assault, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.193S | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, assault, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.193S | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, assault, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.194 | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, undetermined | — |
| T71.194 | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, undetermined | — |
| T71.194A | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, undetermined, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.194A | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, undetermined, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.194D | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, undetermined, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.194D | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, undetermined, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.194S | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, undetermined, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.194S | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, undetermined, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.221 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, accidental | — |
| T71.221 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, accidental | — |
| T71.221A | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, accidental, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.221A | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, accidental, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.221D | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, accidental, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.221D | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, accidental, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.221S | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, accidental, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.221S | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, accidental, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.222 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, intentional self-harm | — |
| T71.222 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, intentional self-harm | — |
| T71.222A | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, intentional self-harm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.222A | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, intentional self-harm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.222D | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.222D | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.222S | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, intentional self-harm, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.222S | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, intentional self-harm, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.223 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, assault | — |
| T71.223 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, assault | — |
| T71.223A | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, assault, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.223A | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, assault, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.223D | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, assault, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.223D | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, assault, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.223S | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, assault, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.223S | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, assault, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.224 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, undetermined | — |
| T71.224 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, undetermined | — |
| T71.224A | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, undetermined, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.224A | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, undetermined, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.224D | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, undetermined, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.224D | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, undetermined, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.224S | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, undetermined, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.224S | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, undetermined, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.231 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, accidental | — |
| T71.231 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, accidental | — |
| T71.231A | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, accidental, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.231A | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, accidental, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.231D | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, accidental, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.231D | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, accidental, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.231S | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, accidental, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.231S | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, accidental, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.232 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, intentional self-harm | — |
| T71.232 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, intentional self-harm | — |
| T71.232A | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, intentional self-harm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.232A | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, intentional self-harm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.232D | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.232D | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.232S | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, intentional self-harm, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.232S | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, intentional self-harm, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.233 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, assault | — |
| T71.233 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, assault | — |
| T71.233A | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, assault, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.233A | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, assault, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.233D | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, assault, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.233D | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, assault, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.233S | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, assault, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.233S | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, assault, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.234 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, undetermined | — |
| T71.234 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, undetermined | — |
| T71.234A | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, undetermined, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.234A | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, undetermined, initial encounter | ✓ |
| T71.234D | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, undetermined, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.234D | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, undetermined, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| T71.234S | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, undetermined, sequela | ✓ |
| T71.234S | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, undetermined, sequela | ✓ |
Frequently asked questions
What is ICD-10-CM code T71?
T71 is an ICD-10-CM category covering Asphyxiation. It contains 334 more specific diagnosis codes, 234 of which are billable.
Is T71 a billable code?
No — T71 is a category header and isn't billable on its own. Code to the highest level of specificity using one of its subcodes (for example T71.1 — Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing). 234 of the 334 codes under T71 are billable.
What codes fall under T71?
T71 includes T71.1, T71.1, T71.2, T71.2, T71.9, plus 329 more. See the full list with descriptions and billable status above.
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