T71.9 Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause

Applicable To:

• 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

The following code(s) above T71.9 may contain annotation back-references that may be applicable to T71.9:

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

Diagnosis Index

Asphyxia, Asphyxiation R09.01
- Traumatic T71.9