T71.9

Billable

ChapterS00–T88

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Official Description

Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause

Metadata & Insights

•Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
•Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88).

Instructional Notes

Includes

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

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Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes

CH19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

T66-T78Other and unspecified effects of external causes (T66-T78)

T71Asphyxiation

T71.9Asphyxiation due to unspecified causeBillable

T71.9XXAAsphyxiation due to unspecified cause, initial encounterBillable

T71.9XXDAsphyxiation due to unspecified cause, subsequent encounterBillable

T71.9XXSAsphyxiation due to unspecified cause, sequelaBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to T71.9:

categoryT71

Asphyxiation

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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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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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