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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W94.23XD
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W94.23XD
Exposure to sudden change in air pressure in aircraft during ascent, subsequent encounter
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
- W94.23XD is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- Short description: Expsr to chng in air pressure in arcrft during ascent, subs
- The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM W94.23XD became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of W94.23XD - other international versions of ICD-10 W94.23XD may differ.
ICD-10-CM Coding Rules
- W94.23XD describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
The following code(s) above
W94.23XD 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
W94.23XD:
Present On AdmissionPOA Help
"Present On Admission" is defined as present at the time the order for inpatient admission occurs — conditions that develop during an outpatient encounter, including emergency department, observation, or outpatient surgery, are considered POA.
- W94.23XD is considered exempt from POA reporting.
Convert W94.23XD 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 W94.23XD
W94.21 Exposure to reduction in atmospheric pressure while surfacing from deep-water diving
W94.22 Exposure to reduction in atmospheric pressure while surfacing from underground
W94.23 Exposure to sudden change in air pressure in aircraft during ascent
W94.23XD
…… subsequent encounter
W94.29 Exposure to other rapid changes in air pressure during ascent
W94.3 Exposure to rapid changes in air pressure during descent
W94.31 Exposure to sudden change in air pressure in aircraft during descent
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.