ICD-10-CM Codes
S00-T88
T66-T78
T70-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T70.0XXA

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T70.0XXA

Otitic barotrauma, initial encounter

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Billable/Specific Code

T70.0XXA is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM T70.0XXA became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of T70.0XXA - other international versions of ICD-10 T70.0XXA may differ.

The following code(s) above T70.0XXA contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to T70.0XXA:

S00-T88
2023 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Note
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
Type 1 Excludes
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Use Additional
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
T70.0
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T70.0
Otitic barotrauma
Applicable To
- Aero-otitis media
- Effects of change in ambient atmospheric pressure or water pressure on ears
Otitic barotrauma

Approximate Synonyms

Diving barotrauma
Otitic barotrauma

ICD-10-CM T70.0XXA is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):

152 Otitis media and uri with mcc
153 Otitis media and uri without mcc

Convert T70.0XXA to ICD-9-CM

Code History

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
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To T70.0XXA

T69.8 Other specified effects of reduced temperature

T69.8XXA …… initial encounter

T69.8XXD …… subsequent encounter

T69.8XXS …… sequela

T69.9 Effect of reduced temperature, unspecified

T69.9XXA …… initial encounter

T69.9XXD …… subsequent encounter

T69.9XXS …… sequela

T70 Effects of air pressure and water pressure

T70.0 Otitic barotrauma

T70.0XXA …… initial encounter

T70.0XXD …… subsequent encounter

T70.0XXS …… sequela

T70.1 Sinus barotrauma

T70.1XXA …… initial encounter

T70.1XXD …… subsequent encounter

T70.1XXS …… sequela

T70.2 Other and unspecified effects of high altitude

T70.20 Unspecified effects of high altitude

T70.20XA …… initial encounter

T70.20XD …… subsequent encounter

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

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T70.0XXA

Otitic barotrauma, initial encounter

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Otitic barotrauma