T71.154S Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, undetermined, sequela
Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.
Built from T71.154 with 7th character S (sequela).
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 T71.154S
Back-references to T71
- Type 1 Excludes:
R09.0 Asphyxia and hypoxemia ("traumatic asphyxia (T71.-)")
Diagnosis Index entries for T71.154S
- Asphyxia, asphyxiation (by) › traumatic › due to › mechanical threat to breathing (accidental) › smothering › in furniture › circumstances undetermined
Nearby codes
T71.153D 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, undeterminedT71.154A 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, sequela (this code)T71.16 Asphyxiation due to hangingT71.161 Asphyxiation due to hanging, accidentalT71.161A Asphyxiation due to hanging, accidental, initial encounterT71.161D Asphyxiation due to hanging, accidental, subsequent encounterT71.161S Asphyxiation due to hanging, accidental, sequela