Effects of air pressure and water pressure - T70
The seventh character in ICD-10-CM is an essential component that adds specificity to diagnosis codes by indicating aspects like the encounter type, stage, or other relevant clinical details.
Category SevenChr Note:
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T70
These ranges represents subcategories of Effects of air pressure and water pressure. The "T70" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.
Codes:
- T70.0 - Otitic barotrauma
- T70.1 - Sinus barotrauma
- T70.2 - Other and unspecified effects of high altitude
- T70.20 - Unspecified effects of high altitude
- T70.29 - Other effects of high altitude
- T70.3 - Caisson disease [decompression sickness]
- T70.4 - Effects of high-pressure fluids
- T70.8 - Other effects of air pressure and water pressure
- T70.9 - Effect of air pressure and water pressure, unspecified