Asphyxiation - T71
Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.
Type 1 Excludes:
- 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.-)
InclusionTerm: It is listed under a code that is included within the code's description, helping clarify the scope of the code and providing additional information about related conditions or synonyms.
Category inclusionTerm:
- Mechanical suffocation
- Traumatic suffocation
The seventh character in ICD-10-CM is an essential component that adds specificity to diagnosis codes by indicating aspects like the encounter type, stage, or other relevant clinical details.
Category SevenChr Note:
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T71
These ranges represents subcategories of Asphyxiation. The "T71" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.
Codes:
- T71.1 - Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing
- T71.11 - Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow
- T71.111 - Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, accidental
- T71.112 - Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, intentional self-harm
- T71.113 - Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, assault
- T71.114 - Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, undetermined
- T71.12 - Asphyxiation due to plastic bag
- T71.121 - Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, accidental
- T71.122 - Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, intentional self-harm
- T71.123 - Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, assault
- T71.124 - Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, undetermined
- T71.13 - Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens
- T71.131 - Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, accidental
- T71.132 - Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, intentional self-harm
- T71.133 - Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, assault
- T71.134 - Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, undetermined
- T71.14 - Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed)
- T71.141 - Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), accidental
- T71.143 - Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), assault
- T71.144 - Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), undetermined
- T71.15 - Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture
- T71.151 - Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, accidental
- T71.152 - Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, intentional self-harm
- T71.153 - Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, assault
- T71.154 - Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, undetermined
- T71.16 - Asphyxiation due to hanging
- T71.161 - Asphyxiation due to hanging, accidental
- T71.162 - Asphyxiation due to hanging, intentional self-harm
- T71.163 - Asphyxiation due to hanging, assault
- T71.164 - Asphyxiation due to hanging, undetermined
- T71.19 - Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes
- T71.191 - Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, accidental
- T71.192 - Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, intentional self-harm
- T71.193 - Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, assault
- T71.194 - Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, undetermined
- T71.2 - Asphyxiation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air
- T71.20 - Asphyxiation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air due to unspecified cause
- T71.21 - Asphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth
- T71.22 - Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk
- T71.221 - Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, accidental
- T71.222 - Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, intentional self-harm
- T71.223 - Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, assault
- T71.224 - Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, undetermined
- T71.23 - Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator
- T71.231 - Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, accidental
- T71.232 - Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, intentional self-harm
- T71.233 - Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, assault
- T71.234 - Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, undetermined
- T71.29 - Asphyxiation due to being trapped in other low oxygen environment
- T71.9 - Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause