J80 vs T71.9XXD
J80 (Acute respiratory distress syndrome) compared with T71.9XXD (Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause, subsequent encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.
Can these codes be reported together?
No — do not report together. T71.9XXD carries an Excludes1 note covering J80: “acute respiratory distress (syndrome) (J80)”
Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
Side by side
| J80Acute respiratory distress syndrome | T71.9XXDAsphyxiation due to unspecified cause, subsequent encounter | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Billable |
| Classification | J00-J99 — Diseases of the Respiratory System (J00-J99) | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) |
| Definition | Acute respiratory distress syndrome is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (J80). | Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (T71.9D). |
| 7th character | — | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T71 |
| Includes | Acute respiratory distress syndrome in adult or child Adult hyaline membrane disease | Suffocation (by strangulation) due to unspecified cause Suffocation NOS Systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air due to unspecified cause Systemic oxygen deficiency due to mechanical threat to breathing due to unspecified cause |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources