T71.21XD Asphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth, subs encntr
Instructional Notes:
T71.21XD Description: Asphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth, subs encntr ↓
T71.21 Description: Asphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth Use Additional Code:
code for any associated cataclysm (X34-X38)
↓
T71.2 Description: Asphyxiation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air Inclusion Term:
Suffocation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air
↓
T71 Description: Asphyxiation Exclude1:
acute respiratory distress (syndrome) (J80)
anoxia due to high altitude (T70.2)
asphyxia NOS (R09.01)
asphyxia from carbon monoxide (T58.-)
asphyxia from inhalation of food or foreign body (T17.-)
asphyxia from other gases, fumes and vapors (T59.-)
respiratory distress (syndrome) in newborn (P22.-)
Inclusion Term:
Mechanical suffocation
Traumatic suffocation
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T66-T78 Description: Other and unspecified effects of external causes (T66-T78) ↓
S00-T88 Description: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes Exclude2:
birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Notes:
Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
Use Additional Code:
code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)