T71.2

ICD-10Non-billable category

Asphyxiation due to systemic oxy defic due to low oxy in air

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Asphyxiation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air

T71.2 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.

Inclusion terms

Suffocation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air

ICD-10-CM FY2026 defines 5 codes beneath T71.2. See the ICD-10-CM index for what this site publishes.

Related codes in T71

Where this code sits

Chapter: 19. Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block: Other and unspecified effects of external causes (T66-T78)
Parent code: T71

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Source

ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.