T71.192S Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, intentional self-harm, sequela

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Built from T71.192 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

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• CMS-HCC V22: HCC 58 — Major Depressive, Bipolar, and Paranoid Disorders
• ESRD V24: HCC 59

Code annotations containing back-references to T71.192S

Back-references to T71

• Type 1 Excludes: R09.0 Asphyxia and hypoxemia ("traumatic asphyxia (T71.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for T71.192S

• Asphyxia, asphyxiation (by) › traumatic › due to › mechanical threat to breathing (accidental) › done with intent to harm by › self

Nearby codes

• T71.191D Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, accidental, subsequent encounter
• T71.191S Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, accidental, sequela
• T71.192 Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, intentional self-harm
• T71.192A Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
• T71.192D Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter
• T71.192S Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, intentional self-harm, sequela (this code)
• T71.193 Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, assault
• T71.193A Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, assault, initial encounter
• T71.193D Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, assault, subsequent encounter
• T71.193S Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, assault, sequela
• T71.194 Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, undetermined