T71Non-billable (header)

Asphyxiation

Inclusion Terms

  • •Mechanical suffocation
  • •Traumatic suffocation

Also Indexed As(ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index)

These clinical terms, synonyms, and manifestations all map to T71 in the official ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.

Suffocation (accidental) (by external means) (by pressure) (mechanical)

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • •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.-)

Code Hierarchy

┌19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)├T66-T78Other and unspecified effects of external causes (T66-T78)├T71Asphyxiation
└T71Asphyxiation

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