T71.15
T71.15 — Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
T71.15 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for asphyxiation due to smothering in furniture. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T71
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
T71.15 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead T71.15
4 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share T71.1. If T71.15 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- T71.11Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow
- T71.12Asphyxiation due to plastic bag
- T71.13Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linens
- T71.14Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed)
- T71.16Asphyxiation due to hanging
- T71.19Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes
Questions about T71.15
- Is T71.15 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. T71.15 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does T71.15 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Other and unspecified effects of external causes (T66-T78).