T71.9
Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where T71.9 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- T71 Parent Asphyxiation
- T71.9 This code Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause
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.
Inclusion Terms
Suffocation (by strangulation) due to unspecified cause
Inclusion Terms
Suffocation NOS
Inclusion Terms
Systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air due to unspecified cause
Inclusion Terms
Systemic oxygen deficiency due to mechanical threat to breathing due to unspecified cause
Inclusion Terms
Traumatic asphyxia NOS
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T71
Inherited from T71 — Asphyxiation
More Specific Codes
3 codes under T71.9
Version History
How T71.9 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentAsphyxiation due to unspecified cause
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedAsphyxiation due to unspecified cause
Related Codes
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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