Kodex T71.224D

Hierarchy

T71.224D

Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, undetermined subsequent encounter

Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Suffocation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
- Z18 Retained foreign body fragments

acute respiratory distress (syndrome) (J80)
- J80 Acute respiratory distress syndrome
anoxia due to high altitude (T70.2)
- T70.2 Other and unspecified effects of high altitude
R09.01 Asphyxia
asphyxia from carbon monoxide (T58.-)
- T58 Toxic effect of carbon monoxide
asphyxia from inhalation of food or foreign body (T17.-)
- T17 Foreign body in respiratory tract
asphyxia from other gases, fumes and vapors (T59.-)
- T59 Toxic effect of other gases, fumes and vapors
respiratory distress (syndrome) in newborn (P22.-)
- P22 Respiratory distress of newborn