T71
Asphyxiation
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.
Inclusion Terms
Mechanical suffocation
Inclusion Terms
Traumatic suffocation
Excludes1
acute respiratory distress (syndrome) ( J80 )
Excludes1
anoxia due to high altitude ( T70.2 )
Excludes1
asphyxia NOS ( R09.01 )
Excludes1
asphyxia from carbon monoxide ( T58 .-)
Excludes1
asphyxia from inhalation of food or foreign body ( T17 .-)
Excludes1
asphyxia from other gases, fumes and vapors ( T59 .-)
Excludes1
respiratory distress (syndrome) in newborn ( P22 .-)
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T71
7th Character
A - initial encounter
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter
7th Character
S - sequela
More Specific Codes
3 codes under T71
Version History
How T71 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentAsphyxiation
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedAsphyxiation
Related Codes
Codes whose official notes reference T71
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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