T71.233
T71.233: Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, assault
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
T71.233 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, assault. 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
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above T71.233
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Written on T71: Asphyxiation
Other codes that can never be billed with T71.233
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- R09.0Asphyxia and hypoxemia
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Asphyxia, asphyxiation›traumatic›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
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead T71.233
3 child codes. Green means billable.