T71.2Asphyxiation due to systemic oxy defic due to low oxy in air
ICD-10-CM category (non-billable header) code — part of Other and unspecified effects of external causes (T66-T78)
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
- Suffocation due to systemic oxygen deficiency due to low oxygen content in ambient air
Subcategories (5)
- T71.20 Asphyx due to sys oxy defic due to low oxy in air unsp cause
- T71.21 Asphyxiation due to cave-in or falling earth
- T71.22 Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk
- T71.23 Asphyx due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator
- T71.29 Asphyx due to being trapped in oth low oxygen environment