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S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
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T66-T78
Other and unspecified effects of external causes
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Asphyxiation
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2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T71.234A
Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, undetermined, initial encounter
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Billable/Specific Code
- T71.234A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- Short description: Asphyx d/t being trap in a (discarded) refrig, undet, init
- The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM T71.234A became effective on October 1, 2019.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of T71.234A - other international versions of ICD-10 T71.234A may differ.
The following code(s) above
T71.234A contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
T71.234A:
- S00-T88
2020 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesNote- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
Use Additional- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
- T71
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T71
Asphyxiation
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Applicable To- Mechanical suffocation
- Traumatic suffocation
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.-)
- T71.2
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T71.2
Asphyxiation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Applicable To- Suffocation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air
- 922 Other injury, poisoning and toxic effect diagnoses with mcc
- 923 Other injury, poisoning and toxic effect diagnoses without mcc
Convert T71.234A to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To T71.234A
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
T71.234A
…… initial encounter
T71.29 Asphyxiation due to being trapped in other low oxygen environment
T71.9 Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
