ICD-10 Code for Asphyxia
Also indexed as (by)
The ICD-10-CM code for asphyxia is R09.01 — Asphyxia. This is the code the Alphabetic Index gives for asphyxia with no further qualifier, valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).
Billable
Which asphyxia code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 46 codes under Asphyxia, asphyxiation. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.
By type
| antenatal | P84 | Other problems with newborn | |
| birth | P84 | Other problems with newborn | |
| crushing | S28.0 | Crushed chest | not billable |
| drowning | T75.1 | Unspecified effects of drowning and nonfatal submersion | not billable |
| intrauterine | P84 | Other problems with newborn | |
| local | I73.00 | Raynaud's syndrome without gangrene | |
| newborn | P84 | Other problems with newborn | |
| pathological | R09.01 | Asphyxia | |
| postnatal | P84 | Other problems with newborn | |
| prenatal | P84 | Other problems with newborn | |
| reticularis | R23.1 | Pallor | |
| submersion | T75.1 | Unspecified effects of drowning and nonfatal submersion | not billable |
| traumatic | T71.9 | Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause | not billable |
Asphyxia local
| with gangrene | I73.01 | Raynaud's syndrome with gangrene |
Asphyxia traumatic
| due to › crushed chest | S28.0 | Crushed chest | not billable |
| due to › low oxygen content of ambient air | T71.20 | Asphyxiation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air due to unspecified cause | not billable |
| due to › mechanical threat to breathing | T71.191 | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, accidental | not billable |
| due to › mechanical threat to breathing › circumstances undetermined | T71.194 | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, undetermined | not billable |
| due to › mechanical threat to breathing › hanging | T71.161 | Asphyxiation due to hanging, accidental | not billable |
| due to › mechanical threat to breathing › plastic bag | T71.121 | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, accidental | not billable |
| due to › mechanical threat to breathing › trapped in bed clothes | T71.131 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, accidental | not billable |
| due to › low oxygen content of ambient air › due to › cave-in | T71.21 | Asphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth | not billable |
| due to › mechanical threat to breathing › done with intent to harm by › another person | T71.193 | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, assault | not billable |
| due to › mechanical threat to breathing › done with intent to harm by › self | T71.192 | Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, intentional self-harm | not billable |
| due to › mechanical threat to breathing › hanging › circumstances undetermined | T71.164 | Asphyxiation due to hanging, undetermined | not billable |
| due to › mechanical threat to breathing › plastic bag › circumstances undetermined | T71.124 | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, undetermined | not billable |
| due to › mechanical threat to breathing › smothering › in furniture | T71.151 | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, accidental | not billable |
| due to › mechanical threat to breathing › trapped in bed clothes › circumstances undetermined | T71.134 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, undetermined | not billable |
| due to › low oxygen content of ambient air › due to › being trapped in › low oxygen environment | T71.29 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in other low oxygen environment | not billable |
| due to › mechanical threat to breathing › hanging › done with intent to harm by › another person | T71.163 | Asphyxiation due to hanging, assault | not billable |
| due to › mechanical threat to breathing › hanging › done with intent to harm by › self | T71.162 | Asphyxiation due to hanging, intentional self-harm | not billable |
| due to › mechanical threat to breathing › plastic bag › done with intent to harm by › another person | T71.123 | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, assault | not billable |
| due to › mechanical threat to breathing › plastic bag › done with intent to harm by › self | T71.122 | Asphyxiation due to plastic bag, intentional self-harm | not billable |
| due to › mechanical threat to breathing › smothering › in furniture › circumstances undetermined | T71.154 | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, undetermined | not billable |
| due to › mechanical threat to breathing › smothering › under › another person's body | T71.141 | Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), accidental | not billable |
| due to › mechanical threat to breathing › smothering › under › pillow | T71.111 | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, accidental | not billable |
| due to › mechanical threat to breathing › trapped in bed clothes › done with intent to harm by › another person | T71.133 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, assault | not billable |
| due to › mechanical threat to breathing › trapped in bed clothes › done with intent to harm by › self | T71.132 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens, intentional self-harm | not billable |
| due to › low oxygen content of ambient air › due to › being trapped in › low oxygen environment › in car trunk | T71.221 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, accidental | not billable |
| due to › low oxygen content of ambient air › due to › being trapped in › low oxygen environment › in refrigerator | T71.231 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, accidental | not billable |
| due to › mechanical threat to breathing › smothering › in furniture › done with intent to harm by › another person | T71.153 | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, assault | not billable |
| due to › mechanical threat to breathing › smothering › in furniture › done with intent to harm by › self | T71.152 | Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture, intentional self-harm | not billable |
| due to › mechanical threat to breathing › smothering › under › another person's body › circumstances undetermined | T71.144 | Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), undetermined | not billable |
| due to › mechanical threat to breathing › smothering › under › another person's body › done with intent to harm | T71.143 | Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed), assault | not billable |
| due to › mechanical threat to breathing › smothering › under › pillow › circumstances undetermined | T71.114 | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, undetermined | not billable |
| due to › low oxygen content of ambient air › due to › being trapped in › low oxygen environment › in car trunk › circumstances undetermined | T71.224 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, undetermined | not billable |
| due to › low oxygen content of ambient air › due to › being trapped in › low oxygen environment › in refrigerator › circumstances undetermined | T71.234 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, undetermined | not billable |
| due to › mechanical threat to breathing › smothering › under › pillow › done with intent to harm by › another person | T71.113 | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, assault | not billable |
| due to › mechanical threat to breathing › smothering › under › pillow › done with intent to harm by › self | T71.112 | Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow, intentional self-harm | not billable |
| due to › low oxygen content of ambient air › due to › being trapped in › low oxygen environment › in car trunk › done with intent to harm by › another person | T71.223 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, assault | not billable |
| due to › low oxygen content of ambient air › due to › being trapped in › low oxygen environment › in car trunk › done with intent to harm by › self | T71.222 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, intentional self-harm | not billable |
| due to › low oxygen content of ambient air › due to › being trapped in › low oxygen environment › in refrigerator › done with intent to harm by › another person | T71.233 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, assault | not billable |
| due to › low oxygen content of ambient air › due to › being trapped in › low oxygen environment › in refrigerator › done with intent to harm by › self | T71.232 | Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, intentional self-harm | not billable |
Index terms and codes are reproduced from the official ICD-10-CM FY2027 release. The Alphabetic Index is a finding aid — a code must always be verified in the Tabular List before it is reported. Data sources