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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T71.21XA
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T71.21XA
Asphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth, initial encounter
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- T71.21XA is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- Short description: Asphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth, init encntr
- The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM T71.21XA became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of T71.21XA - other international versions of ICD-10 T71.21XA may differ.
The following code(s) above
T71.21XA contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
T71.21XA:
- S00-T88
2023 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesNote- 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 to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
- T71
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T71
Asphyxiation
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Applicable To- Mechanical suffocation
- Traumatic suffocation
Type 1 Excludes- 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.-)
- T71.2
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T71.2
Asphyxiation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Applicable To- Suffocation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air
- T71.21
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T71.21
Asphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Use Additional- code for any associated cataclysm (X34-X38)
- 922 Other injury, poisoning and toxic effect diagnoses with mcc
- 923 Other injury, poisoning and toxic effect diagnoses without mcc
Convert T71.21XA to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To T71.21XA
T71.194 Asphyxiation due to mechanical threat to breathing due to other causes, undetermined
T71.2 Asphyxiation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air
T71.20 Asphyxiation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air due to unspecified cause
T71.21 Asphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth
T71.21XA
…… initial encounter
T71.22 Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk
T71.221 Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, accidental
T71.222 Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk, intentional self-harm
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
