1. ICD-10-CM Codes
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2. S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
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3. T66-T78 Other and unspecified effects of external causes
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4. T70- Effects of air pressure and water pressure
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2017/18 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T70.29

Other effects of high altitude

2016 2017 2018 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

• T70.29 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
• The 2018 edition of ICD-10-CM T70.29 became effective on October 1, 2017.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of T70.29 - other international versions of ICD-10 T70.29 may differ.

• A general term applied to any clinical syndrome caused by difference between the surrounding atmospheric pressure and the total gas pressure in the various tissues, fluids and cavities of the body.
• A morbid condition of anoxia caused by the reduced available oxygen at high altitudes.
• Barotrauma means injury to your body because of changes in barometric (air) or water pressure. One common type happens to your ear. A change in altitude may cause your ears to hurt. This can happen if you are flying in an airplane, driving in the mountains, or scuba diving. Divers can also get decompression sickness, which affects the whole body.common symptoms of ear barotrauma include
  • pain
  • a feeling that your ears are stuffed
  • hearing loss
  • dizziness
  treatments for ear barotrauma include chewing gum and yawning to relieve the pressure. Medications such as decongestants may also help.
• Injury following pressure changes; includes injury to the eustachian tube, ear drum, lung and stomach.

• 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
• 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
• 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change

• Acosta's disease T70.29
• Aerodontalgia T70.29
• Alpine sickness T70.29
• Andes disease T70.29
• Anoxia (pathological) R09.02
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R09.02

  Hypoxemia

  2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code
  • due to
    • high altitude T70.29
  • altitude T70.29
• Barodontalgia T70.29
• Barotrauma T70.29
  • odontalgia T70.29
• Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
  • Acosta's T70.29
  • alpine T70.29
  • Andes T70.29
  • Monge's T70.29
• Edema, edematous (infectious) (pitting) (toxic) R60.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R60.9

  Edema, unspecified

  2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code

  Applicable To

  • Fluid retention NOS
  • lung J81.1
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J81.1

    Chronic pulmonary edema

    2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code

    Applicable To

    • Pulmonary congestion (chronic) (passive)
    • Pulmonary edema NOS
    • due to
      • high altitude T70.29
• Effect, adverse
  • high altitude NEC T70.29
    • anoxia T70.29
• High
  • altitude effects T70.20
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T70.20

    Unspecified effects of high altitude

    2016 2017 2018 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    • anoxia T70.29
• Hypobarism T70.29
• Hypobaropathy T70.29
• Monge's disease T70.29
• Mountain
  • sickness T70.29
• Sickness
  • mountain T70.29
  • alpine T70.29
  • Andes T70.29
  • aviator's T70.29
  • balloon T70.29
• Syndrome - see also Disease
  • low
    • atmospheric pressure T70.29

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.