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
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
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).