T71.9
Non-billableAsphyxiation due to unspecified cause
Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Suffocation (by strangulation) due to unspecified cause
- Suffocation NOS
- Systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air due to unspecified cause
- Systemic oxygen deficiency due to mechanical threat to breathing due to unspecified cause
- Traumatic asphyxia NOS
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
- acute respiratory distress (syndrome) (J80)
- anoxia due to high altitude (T70.2)
- asphyxia NOS (R09.01)
- asphyxia from carbon monoxide (T58.-)
- asphyxia from inhalation of food or foreign body (T17.-)
- asphyxia from other gases, fumes and vapors (T59.-)
- respiratory distress (syndrome) in newborn (P22.-)
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Child Codes (3)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- AsphyxiaC0004044
- AsphyxiasC0004044
- AsphyxiationC0004044
- Asphyxiation (event)C0004044
- SuffocatingC0004044
- Suffocating (finding)C0004044
- SuffocationC0004044
- Suffocation NOSC0004044
- SuffocationsC0004044
- asphyxiaC0004044
- asphyxiasC0004044
- asphyxiationC0004044
- suffocateC0004044
- suffocatingC0004044
- suffocationC0004044
- suffocationsC0004044
- Asphyxiation due to unspecified causeC2886492
- SmotheringC0277619
- Smothering (event)C0277619
- Traumatic asphyxiaC0277619
- Traumatic asphyxia NOSC0277619
- Traumatic asphyxial stateC0277619
- Traumatic asphyxiationC0277619
- Traumatic asphyxiation (event)C0277619
- smotheredC0277619
- smotheringC0277619
- traumatic asphyxiaC0277619
- traumatic asphyxiationC0277619
- Suffocation (by strangulation) due to unspecified causeC2886489
- Systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air due to unspecified causeC2886490
- Systemic oxygen deficiency due to mechanical threat to breathing due to unspecified causeC2886491
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code T71.9?
ICD-10-CM code T71.9 represents "Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is T71.9 a billable code?
No, T71.9 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 3 child codes under T71.9.
What chapter is T71.9 in?
T71.9 is in Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (codes S00-T88).
What codes cannot be used with T71.9?
T71.9 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: birth trauma (P10-P15); obstetric trauma (O70-O71); acute respiratory distress (syndrome) (J80); and 6 more.
What are the subcategories under T71.9?
T71.9 has 3 child codes, including: T71.9XXA (Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause, initial encounter), T71.9XXD (Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause, subsequent encounter), T71.9XXS (Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause, sequela).
Are additional codes required with T71.9?
Yes, when using T71.9 you should also code: code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-).
What are the UMLS CUIs for T71.9?
T71.9 is linked to 6 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0004044, C2886492, C0277619, C2886489, C2886490, and 1 more. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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