T70 Effects of air pressure and water pressure
ICD-10-CM category T70 sits in Chapter 20 (External causes of morbidity, V00-Y99). It contains 24 billable codes for FY2027, effective October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Always code to the most specific code available: a code with more characters that describes the diagnosis more precisely takes priority over a shorter one.
Subcategories
T70.0 Otitic barotraumaT70.1 Sinus barotraumaT70.2 Other and unspecified effects of high altitudeT70.20 Unspecified effects of high altitudeT70.29 Other effects of high altitudeT70.3 Caisson disease [decompression sickness]T70.4 Effects of high-pressure fluidsT70.8 Other effects of air pressure and water pressureT70.9 Effect of air pressure and water pressure, unspecified
Billable codes in T70
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
T70.0XXA | Otitic barotrauma, initial encounter |
T70.0XXD | Otitic barotrauma, subsequent encounter |
T70.0XXS | Otitic barotrauma, sequela |
T70.1XXA | Sinus barotrauma, initial encounter |
T70.1XXD | Sinus barotrauma, subsequent encounter |
T70.1XXS | Sinus barotrauma, sequela |
T70.20XA | Unspecified effects of high altitude, initial encounter |
T70.20XD | Unspecified effects of high altitude, subsequent encounter |
T70.20XS | Unspecified effects of high altitude, sequela |
T70.29XA | Other effects of high altitude, initial encounter |
T70.29XD | Other effects of high altitude, subsequent encounter |
T70.29XS | Other effects of high altitude, sequela |
T70.3XXA | Caisson disease [decompression sickness], initial encounter |
T70.3XXD | Caisson disease [decompression sickness], subsequent encounter |
T70.3XXS | Caisson disease [decompression sickness], sequela |
T70.4XXA | Effects of high-pressure fluids, initial encounter |
T70.4XXD | Effects of high-pressure fluids, subsequent encounter |
T70.4XXS | Effects of high-pressure fluids, sequela |
T70.8XXA | Other effects of air pressure and water pressure, initial encounter |
T70.8XXD | Other effects of air pressure and water pressure, subsequent encounter |
T70.8XXS | Other effects of air pressure and water pressure, sequela |
T70.9XXA | Effect of air pressure and water pressure, unspecified, initial encounter |
T70.9XXD | Effect of air pressure and water pressure, unspecified, subsequent encounter |
T70.9XXS | Effect of air pressure and water pressure, unspecified, sequela |
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