{"code":"T71.163A","type":"code","title":"Asphyxiation due to hanging, assault, initial encounter","codeAlso":[", if applicable, place of occurrence, such as:","highway rest stop (Y92.523)","school (private) (public) (state) as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.21-)","service areas as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.52-)","single-family non-institutional (private) house as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.01-)","transport vehicle as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.81-)"],"includes":[],"modern_v":"official26","codeFirst":[],"excludes1":["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.-)"],"excludes2":[],"isBillable":true,"fyEffectivity":{"fy2026":true,"fy2027":true,"billableFy2026":true,"billableFy2027":true},"inclusionTerms":[],"useAdditionalCode":["code for any associated injuries, such as:","crushing injury of neck (S17.-)","fracture of cervical vertebrae (S12.0-S12.2-)","open wound of neck (S11.-)"],"clinicalDefinition":"Asphyxiation due to hanging, assault, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (T71.163A). Excludes1 (not coded here): 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.-).","officialDefinition":"Asphyxiation due to hanging, assault, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (T71.163A). Excludes1 (not coded here): 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.-). Use additional code: code for any associated injuries, such as:; crushing injury of neck (S17.-); fracture of cervical vertebrae (S12.0-S12.2-); open wound of neck (S11.-). Code also: , if applicable, place of occurrence, such as:; highway rest stop (Y92.523); school (private) (public) (state) as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.21-); service areas as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.52-); single-family non-institutional (private) house as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.01-); transport vehicle as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.81-). 7th character: The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T71.","seventhCharacterInstructions":["The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T71"],"workflowProtocols":[],"guidelines":{"whenToUse":[],"whenNotToUse":[],"commonBillingMistakes":[],"codeComparisons":[],"documentationChecklist":[]},"domainLandscape":{"summary":"Primary diagnostic domain and clinical landscape evaluation.","keyCategories":[],"diagnosticContinuum":"Progression continuum from acute presentation to resolution."},"children":[],"hierarchy":[],"relatedCodes":[],"relevantCPTCodes":[],"documentationTips":[],"caseStudies":[],"description":"","overview":""}