T71.21XA - Asphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth, init encntr
The ICD 10 Code for Asphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth, init encntr is listed as T71.21XA.
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: | T71.21XA
|
| Description: | Asphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth, init encntr |
| Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0) |
922 - Other Injury, Poisoning & Toxic Effect Diag W Mcc
923 - Other Injury, Poisoning & Toxic Effect Diag W/o Mcc |
| Chapter | Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) |
| Block | Other and unspecified effects of external causes (T66-T78) |
| ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD 9 Dx Code: |
Combination: 994.7 - Asphyxiation and strangulation with E913.3 - Accidental mechanical suffocation by falling earth or other substance |
| ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of T71.21XA: | |
| T71.21XD - Asphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth, subs encntr | |
| T71.21XS - Asphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth, sequela | |