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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W94.31
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W94.31
Exposure to sudden change in air pressure in aircraft during descent
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- W94.31 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- Short description: Exposure to chng in air pressure in aircraft during descent
- The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM W94.31 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of W94.31 - other international versions of ICD-10 W94.31 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Coding Rules
- W94.31 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
The following code(s) above
W94.31 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
W94.31:
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 W94.31
W94.23 Exposure to sudden change in air pressure in aircraft during ascent
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
W94.32 Exposure to high air pressure from rapid descent in water
W94.39 Exposure to other rapid changes in air pressure during descent
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.