T71.11
Header — not billableAsphyxiation due to smothering under pillow
The ICD-10 code for asphyxiation due to smothering under pillow is T71.11.
T71.11 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- T71.12Asphyxiation due to plastic bagnon-billable header
- T71.13Asphyxiation due to being trapped in bed linensnon-billable header
- T71.14Asphyxiation due to smothering under another person's body (in bed)non-billable header
- T71.15Asphyxiation due to smothering in furniturenon-billable header
- T71.16Asphyxiation due to hangingnon-billable header
- T71.19Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causesnon-billable header
- T71.11Asphyxiation due to smothering under pillownon-billable header