T71.153DICD-10-CM 2027 · Billable
Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, assault, subsequent encounter
Sibling codes
Inherited from T71.1: Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing
Inclusion terms
- Suffocation due to mechanical threat to breathing
Inherited from T71: Asphyxiation
7th character
- A = initial encounter
- D = subsequent encounter
- S = sequela
7th character note
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category
T71
Excludes1
Inclusion terms
- Mechanical suffocation
- Traumatic suffocation
Part of: T71.153: Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, assault › T71.15: Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture › T71.1: Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing › T71: Asphyxiation