T71.21
Billable codeAsphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth
The ICD-10 code for asphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth is T71.21.
Clinical notes
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •If the associated manifestation or related condition noted above is also documented, an additional code should be reported alongside this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- T71.20Asphyxiation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air due to unspecified cause
- T71.22Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunknon-billable header
- T71.23Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigeratornon-billable header
- T71.29Asphyxiation due to being trapped in other low oxygen environment
- T71.21Asphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth