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T70 — Effects of air pressure and water pressure
Part of Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes , block Other and unspecified effects of external causes (T66-T78) .
Official Notes
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T70
7th Character
A - initial encounter
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter
7th Character
S - sequela
Child Codes
- T70.0 Otitic barotrauma Has subcodes
- T70.1 Sinus barotrauma Has subcodes
- T70.2 Other and unspecified effects of high altitude Has subcodes
- T70.3 Caisson disease [decompression sickness] Has subcodes
- T70.4 Effects of high-pressure fluids Has subcodes
- T70.8 Other effects of air pressure and water pressure Has subcodes
- T70.9 Effect of air pressure and water pressure, unspecified Has subcodes
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