R09.01
BillableAsphyxia
Asphyxia
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- acute respiratory distress syndrome (J80)
- respiratory arrest of newborn (P28.81)
- respiratory distress syndrome of newborn (P22.0)
- respiratory failure (J96.-)
- respiratory failure of newborn (P28.5)
- asphyxia due to carbon monoxide (T58.-)
- asphyxia due to foreign body in respiratory tract (T17.-)
- birth (intrauterine) asphyxia (P84)
- hyperventilation (R06.4)
- traumatic asphyxia (T71.-)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Inhalation of liquid in lower respiratory tract62502003
- Asphyxia66466001
- Asphyxiation66466001
- Suffocation66466001
- Collapse271787007
- Suffocating271877004
- Anoxic brain damage389098007
- Anoxic brain injury389098007
- Anoxic encephalopathy389098007
- Collapse due to asphyxia830145009
- Collapse due to asphyxiation830145009
- Anoxic encephalopathy due to asphyxia1259558003
- Anoxic encephalopathy due to asphyxiation1259558003
UMLS
- AsphyxiaC0004044
- AsphyxiasC0004044
- AsphyxiationC0004044
- Asphyxiation (event)C0004044
- SuffocatingC0004044
- Suffocating (finding)C0004044
- SuffocationC0004044
- Suffocation NOSC0004044
- SuffocationsC0004044
- asphyxiaC0004044
- asphyxiasC0004044
- asphyxiationC0004044
- suffocateC0004044
- suffocatingC0004044
- suffocationC0004044
- suffocationsC0004044
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code R09.01?
ICD-10-CM code R09.01 represents "Asphyxia". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is R09.01 a billable code?
Yes, R09.01 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is R09.01 in?
R09.01 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).
What codes cannot be used with R09.01?
R09.01 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: acute respiratory distress syndrome (J80); respiratory arrest of newborn (P28.81); respiratory distress syndrome of newborn (P22.0); and 7 more.
What SNOMED CT codes does R09.01 map to?
R09.01 maps to 7 SNOMED CT concepts: 389098007, 1259558003, 66466001, 271787007, 830145009, and 2 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for R09.01?
R09.01 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0004044. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.