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T71.20

Non-billable

Asphyxiation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air due to unspecified cause

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Additional Information

From parent codes: S00-T88 (Chapter 19)

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom S00-T88

Excludes1 means 'NOT CODED HERE!' An Excludes1 note indicates mutually exclusive codes: two conditions that cannot be reported together.

  • birth trauma (P10-P15)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Use Additional CodeFrom S00-T88

The 'use additional code' note instructs that a secondary code should be added to provide more detail.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

More Specific Codes (8)

T71.2Asphyxiation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air→T71.21Asphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth→T71.22Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk→T71.23Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator→T71.29Asphyxiation due to being trapped in other low oxygen environment→T71.20XAAsphyxiation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air due to unspecified cause (initial encounter)→T71.20XDAsphyxiation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air due to unspecified cause (subsequent encounter)→T71.20XSAsphyxiation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air due to unspecified cause (sequela)→