T71.21 - Asphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth
The ICD 10 Code for Asphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth is listed as T71.21.
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: | T71.21
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| Description: | Asphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth
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| 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 T71.21: | |
| 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 | |