ICD-10-CM Codes
S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
T66-T78 Other and unspecified effects of external causes
T71- Asphyxiation

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T71.9XXA

Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause, initial encounter

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Billable/Specific Code

T71.9XXA is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM T71.9XXA became effective on October 1, 2019.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of T71.9XXA - other international versions of ICD-10 T71.9XXA may differ.

The following code(s) above T71.9XXA 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 T71.9XXA:

S00-T88
2020 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Note
- 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
Type 1 Excludes
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Use Additional
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
T71
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T71
Asphyxiation
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.-)
Asphyxiation
T71.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T71.9
Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause
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
Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause

Approximate Synonyms

Traumatic asphyxiation

ICD-10-CM T71.9XXA is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v37.0):

922 Other injury, poisoning and toxic effect diagnoses with mcc
923 Other injury, poisoning and toxic effect diagnoses without mcc

Convert T71.9XXA 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 T71.9XXA

T71.233S …… sequela

T71.234 Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, undetermined

T71.234A …… initial encounter

T71.234D …… subsequent encounter

T71.234S …… sequela

T71.29 Asphyxiation due to being trapped in other low oxygen environment

T71.29XA …… initial encounter

T71.29XD …… subsequent encounter

T71.29XS …… sequela

T71.9 Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause

T71.9XXA …… initial encounter

T71.9XXD …… subsequent encounter

T71.9XXS …… sequela

T73 Effects of other deprivation

T73.0 Starvation

T73.0XXA …… initial encounter

T73.0XXD …… subsequent encounter

T73.0XXS …… sequela

T73.1 Deprivation of water

T73.1XXA …… initial encounter

T73.1XXD …… subsequent encounter

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T71.9XXA

Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause, initial encounter

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Asphyxiation

Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause