T71.9XXA - Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause, initial encounter
The ICD 10 Code for Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause, initial encounter is listed as T71.9XXA.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.
| ICD 10 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | T71.9XXA
|
| Description: | Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause, initial encounter |
| Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0) |
922 - Other Injury, Poisoning & Toxic Effect Diag W Mcc
923 - Other Injury, Poisoning & Toxic Effect Diag W/o Mcc |
| Chapter | Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) |
| Block | Other and unspecified effects of external causes (T66-T78) |
| ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD 9 Dx Code: |
Combination: 994.7 - Asphyxiation and strangulation with E913.9 - Accidental mechanical suffocation by unspecified means |
| ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of T71.9XXA: | |
| T71.9XXD - Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause, subsequent encounter | |
| T71.9XXS - Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause, sequela | |