T71.144
Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), undetermined
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 9 never code together
T71code
Excludes1
- acute respiratory distress (syndrome) (J80)J80
- anoxia due to high altitude (T70.2)T70.2
- asphyxia NOS (R09.01)R09.01
- asphyxia from carbon monoxide (T58.-)T58.-
- asphyxia from inhalation of food or foreign body (T17.-)T17.-
- asphyxia from other gases, fumes and vapors (T59.-)T59.-
- respiratory distress (syndrome) in newborn (P22.-)P22.-
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
7th character 3
A initial encounter
D subsequent encounter
S sequela
Instructional notes 6
T71.1code
Inclusion terms
- Suffocation due to mechanical threat to breathing
T71code
Inclusion terms
- Mechanical suffocation
- Traumatic suffocation
S00-T88chapter
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
- The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Use additional code
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)Z18.-
Index entries leading here 1
Alongside this code 2 same parent — T71.14
Subordinate codes 3
Additional references
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