ICD-10-CM category
T71 Asphyxiation
T71 is a category, not a billable code. Report one of the 117 complete codes below.
T71.1…
81 codes
- T71.111AAsphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, accidental, initial encounter
- T71.111DAsphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, accidental, subsequent encounter
- T71.111SAsphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, accidental, sequela
- T71.112AAsphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
- T71.112DAsphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter
- T71.112SAsphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, intentional self-harm, sequela
- T71.113AAsphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, assault, initial encounter
- T71.113DAsphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, assault, subsequent encounter
- T71.113SAsphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, assault, sequela
- T71.114AAsphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, undetermined, initial encounter
- T71.114DAsphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, undetermined, subsequent encounter
- T71.114SAsphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, undetermined, sequela
- T71.121AAsphyxiation due to plastic bag, accidental, initial encounter
- T71.121DAsphyxiation due to plastic bag, accidental, subsequent encounter
- T71.121SAsphyxiation due to plastic bag, accidental, sequela
- T71.122AAsphyxiation due to plastic bag, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
- T71.122DAsphyxiation due to plastic bag, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter
- T71.122SAsphyxiation due to plastic bag, intentional self-harm, sequela
- T71.123AAsphyxiation due to plastic bag, assault, initial encounter
- T71.123DAsphyxiation due to plastic bag, assault, subsequent encounter
- T71.123SAsphyxiation due to plastic bag, assault, sequela
- T71.124AAsphyxiation due to plastic bag, undetermined, initial encounter
- T71.124DAsphyxiation due to plastic bag, undetermined, subsequent encounter
- T71.124SAsphyxiation due to plastic bag, undetermined, sequela
- T71.131AAsphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, accidental, initial encounter
- T71.131DAsphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, accidental, subsequent encounter
- T71.131SAsphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, accidental, sequela
- T71.132AAsphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
- T71.132DAsphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter
- T71.132SAsphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, intentional self-harm, sequela
- T71.133AAsphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, assault, initial encounter
- T71.133DAsphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, assault, subsequent encounter
- T71.133SAsphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, assault, sequela
- T71.134AAsphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, undetermined, initial encounter
- T71.134DAsphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, undetermined, subsequent encounter
- T71.134SAsphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, undetermined, sequela
- T71.141AAsphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), accidental, initial encounter
- T71.141DAsphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), accidental, subsequent encounter
- T71.141SAsphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), accidental, sequela
- T71.143AAsphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), assault, initial encounter
- T71.143DAsphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), assault, subsequent encounter
- T71.143SAsphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), assault, sequela
- T71.144AAsphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), undetermined, initial encounter
- T71.144DAsphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), undetermined, subsequent encounter
- T71.144SAsphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), undetermined, sequela
- T71.151AAsphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, accidental, initial encounter
- T71.151DAsphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, accidental, subsequent encounter
- T71.151SAsphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, accidental, sequela
- T71.152AAsphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
- T71.152DAsphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter
- T71.152SAsphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, intentional self-harm, sequela
- T71.153AAsphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, assault, initial encounter
- T71.153DAsphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, assault, subsequent encounter
- T71.153SAsphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, assault, sequela
- T71.154AAsphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, undetermined, initial encounter
- T71.154DAsphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, undetermined, subsequent encounter
- T71.154SAsphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, undetermined, sequela
- T71.161AAsphyxiation due to hanging, accidental, initial encounter
- T71.161DAsphyxiation due to hanging, accidental, subsequent encounter
- T71.161SAsphyxiation due to hanging, accidental, sequela
- T71.162AAsphyxiation due to hanging, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
- T71.162DAsphyxiation due to hanging, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter
- T71.162SAsphyxiation due to hanging, intentional self-harm, sequela
- T71.163AAsphyxiation due to hanging, assault, initial encounter
- T71.163DAsphyxiation due to hanging, assault, subsequent encounter
- T71.163SAsphyxiation due to hanging, assault, sequela
- T71.164AAsphyxiation due to hanging, undetermined, initial encounter
- T71.164DAsphyxiation due to hanging, undetermined, subsequent encounter
- T71.164SAsphyxiation due to hanging, undetermined, sequela
- T71.191AAsphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, accidental, initial encounter
- T71.191DAsphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, accidental, subsequent encounter
- T71.191SAsphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, accidental, sequela
- T71.192AAsphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
- T71.192DAsphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter
- T71.192SAsphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, intentional self-harm, sequela
- T71.193AAsphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, assault, initial encounter
- T71.193DAsphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, assault, subsequent encounter
- T71.193SAsphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, assault, sequela
- T71.194AAsphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, undetermined, initial encounter
- T71.194DAsphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, undetermined, subsequent encounter
- T71.194SAsphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, undetermined, sequela
T71.2…
33 codes
- T71.20XAAsphyxiation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air due to unspecified cause, initial encounter
- T71.20XDAsphyxiation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air due to unspecified cause, subsequent encounter
- T71.20XSAsphyxiation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air due to unspecified cause, sequela
- T71.21XAAsphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth, initial encounter
- T71.21XDAsphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth, subsequent encounter
- T71.21XSAsphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth, sequela
- T71.221AAsphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, accidental, initial encounter
- T71.221DAsphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, accidental, subsequent encounter
- T71.221SAsphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, accidental, sequela
- T71.222AAsphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
- T71.222DAsphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter
- T71.222SAsphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, intentional self-harm, sequela
- T71.223AAsphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, assault, initial encounter
- T71.223DAsphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, assault, subsequent encounter
- T71.223SAsphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, assault, sequela
- T71.224AAsphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, undetermined, initial encounter
- T71.224DAsphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, undetermined, subsequent encounter
- T71.224SAsphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, undetermined, sequela
- T71.231AAsphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, accidental, initial encounter
- T71.231DAsphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, accidental, subsequent encounter
- T71.231SAsphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, accidental, sequela
- T71.232AAsphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
- T71.232DAsphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter
- T71.232SAsphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, intentional self-harm, sequela
- T71.233AAsphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, assault, initial encounter
- T71.233DAsphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, assault, subsequent encounter
- T71.233SAsphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, assault, sequela
- T71.234AAsphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, undetermined, initial encounter
- T71.234DAsphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, undetermined, subsequent encounter
- T71.234SAsphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, undetermined, sequela
- T71.29XAAsphyxiation due to being trapped in other low oxygen environment, initial encounter
- T71.29XDAsphyxiation due to being trapped in other low oxygen environment, subsequent encounter
- T71.29XSAsphyxiation due to being trapped in other low oxygen environment, sequela
T71.9…
3 codes
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ICD-10-CM is developed by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and is based on the WHO ICD-10. Codes and titles are reproduced unchanged from the FY2026 code list (effective 1 October 2025). Their use here does not imply endorsement by CDC, HHS or the U.S. Government. Changes effective on or after 1 October 2026 may not be reflected yet; check the current release at cdc.gov or cms.gov before submitting claims.
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