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T71.1

Non-Billable
ChapterS00–T88
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88).

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • Suffocation due to mechanical threat to breathing
General instructions are available for the parent sections:
View CH19 NotesView T66-T78 NotesView T71 Notes

Clinical Hierarchy

CH19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
T66-T78Other and unspecified effects of external causes (T66-T78)
T71Asphyxiation
T71.1Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing
T71.11Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow
T71.12Asphyxiation due to plastic bag
T71.13Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens
T71.14Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed)
T71.15Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture
T71.16Asphyxiation due to hanging
T71.19Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to T71.1:

categoryT71
Asphyxiation
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blockT66-T78
Other and unspecified effects of external causes (T66-T78)
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chapterCH19
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to T71.1. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

25 raw paths
Asphyxia, asphyxiation (by)25 unique routes
traumatic(25 variants)
due to(25 variants)
mechanical threat to breathing (accidental)→T71.1(25 variants)
circumstances undetermined→T71.1
done with intent to harm by(2 variants)
another person→T71.1
self→T71.1
hanging→T71.1(4 variants)
circumstances undetermined→T71.1
done with intent to harm by(2 variants)
another person→T71.1
self→T71.1
plastic bag→T71.1(4 variants)
circumstances undetermined→T71.1
done with intent to harm by(2 variants)
another person→T71.1
self→T71.1
smothering(11 variants)
in furniture→T71.1(4 variants)
circumstances undetermined→T71.1
done with intent to harm by(2 variants)
another person→T71.1
self→T71.1
under(7 variants)
another person's body→T71.1(3 variants)
circumstances undetermined→T71.1
done with intent to harm→T71.1
pillow→T71.1(4 variants)
circumstances undetermined→T71.1
done with intent to harm by(2 variants)
another person→T71.1
self→T71.1
trapped in bed clothes→T71.1(2 variants)
circumstances undetermined→T71.1

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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