Instruction Source: T71.112D
Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, self-harm, subs
Instruction Source: T71.112
Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, intentional self-harm
Instruction Source: T71.11
Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow
Instruction Source: T71.1
Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing
Instruction Source: T71
Asphyxiation
Excludes 1 (Mutually Exclusive)
- 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.-)
Instruction Source: T66-T78
Other and unspecified effects of external causes (T66-T78)
Instruction Source: S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Clinical Notes
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code