ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T71.111

Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow NOS

Mechanical suffocation

Traumatic suffocation

Suffocation due to mechanical threat to breathing

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T71

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

birth trauma (P10-P15)

obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

acute respiratory distress (syndrome) (J80)

anoxia due to high altitude (T70.2)

asphyxia NOS (R09.01)

asphyxia from carbon monoxide (T58.-)

asphyxia from inhalation of food or foreign body (T17.-)

asphyxia from other gases, fumes and vapors (T59.-)

respiratory distress (syndrome) in newborn (P22.-)

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.