T70

Non-Billable

ChapterS00–T88

Rankcategory

Official Description

Effects of air pressure and water pressure

Use a more specific code (6 billable, 1 non-billable)

Metadata & Insights

•Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
•Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88).

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)

Use Additional Code

Code Also

, if applicable, place of occurrence, such as:
highway rest stop (Y92.523)
school (private) (public) (state) as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.21-)
service areas as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.52-)
single-family non-institutional (private) house as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.01-)
transport vehicle as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.81-)

BillableHas subcodes

CH19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

T66-T78Other and unspecified effects of external causes (T66-T78)

T70Effects of air pressure and water pressureNot billable

T70.0Otitic barotraumaBillable

T70.1Sinus barotraumaBillable

T70.2Other and unspecified effects of high altitudeSubcodes

T70.3Caisson disease [decompression sickness]Billable

T70.4Effects of high-pressure fluidsBillable

T70.8Other effects of air pressure and water pressureBillable

T70.9Effect of air pressure and water pressure, unspecifiedBillable

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to T70:

Other and unspecified effects of external causes (T66-T78)

chapterCH19

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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