ICD-11 classes
21 Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere...
Symptoms, signs or clinical findings of the respiratory...
Symptoms or signs involving the respiratory system
MD11 — Abnormalities of breathing
MD11.1 — Asphyxia
ICD-11 MD11.1 — Asphyxia
Asphyxia is a life-threatening condition in which oxygen is prevented from reaching the tissues by obstruction of or damage to any part of the respiratory system. More generally the term indicates all the conditions generating impaired or impeded breathing.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
It excludes 3 items.
- asphyxia due to foreign body in respiratory tract (ND72)
- asphyxia due to carbon monoxide (NE61)
- asphyxia due to traumatic (NA00-NF2Z)
Diagnosis with code MD11.1 contains 2 clarifying diagnoses:
- KB20 — Intrauterine hypoxia
It contains 3 clarifying diagnoses. - KB21 — Birth asphyxia
It contains 3 clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:
- Abnormalities of breathing #13100
The diagnosis is included in 2 other classes.
- Intrauterine hypoxia (KB20)
- Birth asphyxia (KB21)