T71.154 Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, undetermined
Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.
Applies from T71 Asphyxiation
Applicable to
- Mechanical suffocation
- Traumatic suffocation
Excludes1 (never code together)
- 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.-)
7th character note
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T71
7th character required
- A — initial encounter
- D — subsequent encounter
- S — sequela
Applies from T71.1 Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing
Applicable to
- Suffocation due to mechanical threat to breathing
Code annotations containing back-references to T71.154
Back-references to T71
- Type 1 Excludes:
R09.0 Asphyxia and hypoxemia ("traumatic asphyxia (T71.-)")
Diagnosis Index entries for T71.154
- Asphyxia, asphyxiation (by) › traumatic › due to › mechanical threat to breathing (accidental) › smothering › in furniture › circumstances undetermined
Nearby codes
T71.152S Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, intentional self-harm, sequelaT71.153 Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, assaultT71.153A Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, assault, initial encounterT71.153D Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, assault, subsequent encounterT71.153S Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, assault, sequelaT71.154 Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, undetermined (this code)T71.154A Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, undetermined, initial encounterT71.154D Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, undetermined, subsequent encounterT71.154S Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, undetermined, sequelaT71.16 Asphyxiation due to hangingT71.161 Asphyxiation due to hanging, accidental