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T70.3XXA

initial encounter

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Hierarchy

  • S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
    • T66-T78 Other and unspecified effects of external causes (T66-T78)
      • T70 Effects of air pressure and water pressure
        • T70.3 Caisson disease [decompression sickness]

Long Title

T70.3XXA

  • Caisson disease [decompression sickness] initial encounter

Notes

S00-T88

  • 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
  • The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Inclusion Terms

T70.3XXA

  • Compressed-air disease
  • Diver's palsy or paralysis

T70.3

  • Compressed-air disease
  • Diver's palsy or paralysis

Use Additional

S00-T88

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
    • Z18 Retained foreign body fragments

Excludes 1

S00-T88

  • P10-P15 Birth trauma (P10-P15)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71)