ICD-10-CM Codes Browse (Tabular) Diagnostic External Drug Neoplasm

T71.21 – Asphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth

Coding Notes

Active

Non-billable / Non-specific, not valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

Additional

code for any associated cataclysm (X34-X38)

Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes

Asphyxia, asphyxiation (by) R09.01

traumatic T71.9

due to

low oxygen content of ambient air T71.20

due to

cave-in T71.21

Sibling Codes

T71.20

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

T71.22

Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk

T71.23

Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator

T71.29

Asphyxiation due to being trapped in other low oxygen environment

Parent Sibling Codes

T71.1

Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing

T71.2

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

T71.9

Asphyxiation due to unspecified cause

View in Tabular

Code	Title
S00-T88	Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
T66-T78	Other and unspecified effects of external causes (T66-T78)
T71	Asphyxiation
T71.2	Asphyxiation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air
T71.21	Asphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth Use Additional code for any associated cataclysm (X34-X38)