ICD-10-CM External Cause Index · FY 2026 13 Entries

Asphyxia in the External Cause Index ICD-10-CM

The main term Asphyxia, asphyxiation carries 13 external cause index entries pointing to 2 ICD-10-CM codes. Every indented line below refines the event by vehicle, object, place, or intent. External cause codes are reported after the injury code; verify the 7th character on the code page.

✓ Built from the official CMS FY 2026 index fileEffective Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026
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ICD-10-CM

Index Entries Under Asphyxia 13 entries · 2 codes

Asphyxia, asphyxiation
by
food (bone) (seed) T18 Non-billable see categories T17 and
gas see also Table of Drugs and Chemicals
execution see Legal, intervention, gas
intervention see Legal, intervention, gas
from
fire see also Exposure, fire
in war operations see War operations, fire
ignition see Ignition
vomitus T17.810 Non-billable
in war operations see War operations, restriction of airway

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