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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

T71.141A

Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), accidental, initial encounter

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where T71.141A sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. T71 Asphyxiation
  2. T71.1 Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing
  3. T71.14 Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed)
  4. T71.141 Parent Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), accidental
  5. T71.141A This code Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), accidental, initial encounter

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Excludes1

acute respiratory distress (syndrome) ( J80 )

Inherited from T71 — Asphyxiation

Excludes1

anoxia due to high altitude ( T70.2 )

Inherited from T71 — Asphyxiation

Excludes1

asphyxia NOS ( R09.01 )

Inherited from T71 — Asphyxiation

Excludes1

asphyxia from carbon monoxide ( T58 .-)

Inherited from T71 — Asphyxiation

Excludes1

asphyxia from inhalation of food or foreign body ( T17 .-)

Inherited from T71 — Asphyxiation

Excludes1

asphyxia from other gases, fumes and vapors ( T59 .-)

Inherited from T71 — Asphyxiation

Excludes1

respiratory distress (syndrome) in newborn ( P22 .-)

Inherited from T71 — Asphyxiation

7th Character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T71

Inherited from T71 — Asphyxiation

7th Character

A - initial encounter

Inherited from T71 — Asphyxiation

7th Character

D - subsequent encounter

Inherited from T71 — Asphyxiation

7th Character

S - sequela

Inherited from T71 — Asphyxiation

Version History

How T71.141A appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), accidental, initial encounter

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), accidental, initial encounter

Related Codes

Other codes under T71.141

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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