ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index · FY 2026 75 Entries

Asphyxia in the ICD-10-CM Index ICD-10-CM

The main term Asphyxia, asphyxiation (by) carries 75 index entries pointing to 46 ICD-10-CM codes. The default entry is R09.01, the code the bare main term maps to; every indented line below refines the term by site, cause, or type. Verify any candidate code in the Tabular List before using it.

✓ Built from the official CMS FY 2026 index fileEffective Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026

Index Entries

Codes Referenced

R09.01

Default Code

Letter

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ICD-10-CM

Index Entries Under Asphyxia 75 entries · 46 codes

Asphyxia, asphyxiation (by) R09.01

antenatal P84

birth P84

bunny bag see Asphyxia, due to, mechanical threat to breathing, trapped in bed clothes

crushing S28.0 Non-billable

drowning T75.1 Non-billable

gas, fumes, or vapor see Table of Drugs and Chemicals

inhalation see Inhalation

intrauterine P84

local I73.00

with gangrene I73.01

mucus see also Foreign body, respiratory tract, causing, asphyxiation

newborn P84

pathological R09.01

postnatal P84

mechanical see Asphyxia, due to, mechanical threat to breathing

prenatal P84

reticularis R23.1

strangulation see Asphyxia, due to, mechanical threat to breathing

submersion T75.1 Non-billable

traumatic T71.9 Non-billable

due to

crushed chest S28.0 Non-billable

foreign body (in) see Foreign body, respiratory tract, causing asphyxia

low oxygen content of ambient air T71.20 Non-billable

due to

being trapped in

low oxygen environment T71.29 Non-billable

in car trunk T71.221 Non-billable

circumstances undetermined T71.224 Non-billable

done with intent to harm by

another person T71.223 Non-billable

self T71.222 Non-billable

in refrigerator T71.231 Non-billable

circumstances undetermined T71.234 Non-billable

done with intent to harm by

another person T71.233 Non-billable

self T71.232 Non-billable

cave-in T71.21 Non-billable

mechanical threat to breathing (accidental) T71.191 Non-billable

circumstances undetermined T71.194 Non-billable

done with intent to harm by

another person T71.193 Non-billable

self T71.192 Non-billable

hanging T71.161 Non-billable

circumstances undetermined T71.164 Non-billable

done with intent to harm by

another person T71.163 Non-billable

self T71.162 Non-billable

plastic bag T71.121 Non-billable

circumstances undetermined T71.124 Non-billable

done with intent to harm by

another person T71.123 Non-billable

self T71.122 Non-billable

smothering

in furniture T71.151 Non-billable

circumstances undetermined T71.154 Non-billable

done with intent to harm by

another person T71.153 Non-billable

self T71.152 Non-billable

under

another person's body T71.141 Non-billable

circumstances undetermined T71.144 Non-billable

done with intent to harm T71.143 Non-billable

pillow T71.111 Non-billable

circumstances undetermined T71.114 Non-billable

done with intent to harm by

another person T71.113 Non-billable

self T71.112 Non-billable

trapped in bed clothes T71.131 Non-billable

circumstances undetermined T71.134 Non-billable

done with intent to harm by

another person T71.133 Non-billable

self T71.132 Non-billable

vomiting, vomitus see Foreign body, respiratory tract, causing asphyxia

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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, FY 2026 ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries release files, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.