T71.9XXDBillable
Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause (subsequent encounter)
Extension type: Subsequent encounter
Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Inclusion Terms
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Inclusion Terms
- •Suffocation (by strangulation) due to unspecified cause
- •Suffocation NOS
- •Systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air due to unspecified cause
- •Systemic oxygen deficiency due to mechanical threat to breathing due to unspecified cause
- •Traumatic asphyxia NOS
Billable Code
T71.9XXD is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Additional Information from Parent Codes
The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.
Parent Codes Referenced:
Inclusion Terms
7 items
Inclusion Terms
From T71:
- •Mechanical suffocation
- •Traumatic suffocation
From T71.9:
- •Suffocation (by strangulation) due to unspecified cause
- •Suffocation NOS
- •Systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air due to unspecified cause
- •Systemic oxygen deficiency due to mechanical threat to breathing due to unspecified cause
- •Traumatic asphyxia NOS
Excludes1
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Excludes1
From T71:
- •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.-)
Use Additional Code
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Use Additional Code
From S00-T88:
- •code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)