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T71.153A - Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, assault, init


The ICD 10 Code for Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, assault, init is listed as T71.153A.
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: T71.153A
Description: Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, assault, init
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)
Parent T71.153 - Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, assault
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: Combination:
994.7 - Asphyxiation and strangulation
with
E963 - Assault by hanging and strangulation
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of T71.153A:
T71.153D - Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, assault, subs
T71.153S - Asphyx due to smothering in furniture, assault, sequela