ICD-Code T70: Effects of air pressure and water pressure
- T70.0 Otitic barotrauma
- T70.1 Sinus barotrauma
- T70.2 Other and unspecified 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
Note
In outpatient care, the ICD code on medical documents is always appended with a diagnostic confidence indicator (A, G, V or Z): A (excluded diagnosis), G (confirmed diagnosis), V (tentative diagnosis) and Z (condition after a confirmed diagnosis).
Source
The explanations of ICD and OPS codes are provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG). Unfortunately, no explanation is currently available for this code.