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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

T71.234A

Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, undetermined, initial encounter

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where T71.234A sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. T71 Asphyxiation
  2. T71.2 Asphyxiation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air
  3. T71.23 Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator
  4. T71.234 Parent Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, undetermined
  5. T71.234A This code Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, undetermined, 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 T71.234A appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, undetermined, initial encounter

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, undetermined, initial encounter

Related Codes

Other codes under T71.234

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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