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T71.21

Billable code

Asphyxiation 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

Use additional code

This code represents an underlying condition. When a related manifestation is also present, coding convention calls for an additional code to be listed after this one.

  • code for any associated cataclysm (X34-X38)

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