Category T70
Effects of air pressure and water pressure
Clinical Classification Guidelines
7th Character Requirement
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T70
Specific Diagnosis Codes
Otitic barotrauma
T70.0
Sinus barotrauma
T70.1
Other and unspecified effects of high altitude
T70.2
Unspecified effects of high altitude
T70.20
Other effects of high altitude
T70.29
Caisson disease [decompression sickness]
T70.3
Effects of high-pressure fluids
T70.4
Other effects of air pressure and water pressure
T70.8
Effect of air pressure and water pressure, unspecified
T70.9