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ICD-10-CM Codes
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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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T71-
Asphyxiation
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T71.9
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T71.9
Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- T71.9 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM T71.9 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of T71.9 - other international versions of ICD-10 T71.9 may differ.
Applicable To- 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
The following code(s) above
T71.9 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
T71.9:
- A condition due to lack of oxygen in respired air, resulting in impending or actual cessation of life.
- A pathological condition caused by lack of oxygen, manifested in impending or actual cessation of life.
- The stopping of respiration or the asphyxia that results from it.
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
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To T71.9
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
T73 Effects of other deprivation
T73.1 Deprivation of water
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
