T71.20 - Asphyxiation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air due to unspecified cause
The ICD 10 Code for Asphyxiation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air due to unspecified cause is listed as T71.20.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.
| ICD 10 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | T71.20
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| Description: | Asphyxiation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air due to unspecified cause |
| Chapter | Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) |
| Block | Other and unspecified effects of external causes (T66-T78) |
| Parent | T71.2 - Asphyxiation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air |
| ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of T71.20: | |
| T71.21 - Asphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth | |
| 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 | |