T71.2 is a non-billable/non-specific diagnosis code from the 2025 ICD-10-CM used to classify the following condition: 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
Codes
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
T71.22
Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a car trunk
T71.23
Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator
T71.29
Asphyxiation due to being trapped in other low oxygen environment
Versions
2025
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2024
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2023
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2022
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2021
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2020
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2019
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2018
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2017
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2016
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