T71.1
Header — not billableAsphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing
The ICD-10 code for asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing is T71.1.
T71.1 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 7 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Suffocation due to mechanical threat to breathing
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under T71.1
- T71.11Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillownon-billable header
- T71.12Asphyxiation due to plastic bagnon-billable header
- T71.13Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linensnon-billable header
- T71.14Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed)non-billable header
- T71.15Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniturenon-billable header
- T71.16Asphyxiation due to hangingnon-billable header
- T71.19Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causesnon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- T71.2Asphyxiation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient airnon-billable header
- T71.9Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause
- T71.1Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathingnon-billable header