T70.0 Otitic barotrauma

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applicable to

• Aero-otitis media
• Effects of change in ambient atmospheric pressure or water pressure on ears

Applies from T70 Effects of air pressure and water pressure

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T70

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Code annotations containing back-references to T70.0

Back-references to T70.0

• Type 1 Excludes: H65.1 Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media ("otitic barotrauma (T70.0)")

Diagnosis Index entries for T70.0

• Aero-otitis media
• Aerotitis
• Aviator's › ear
• Barotitis
• Barotrauma › otitic
• Deafness (acquired) (complete) (hereditary) (partial) › aviation
• Effect, adverse › high altitude NEC › on › ears
• High › altitude effects › on › ears

Nearby codes

• T70 Effects of air pressure and water pressure
• T70.0 Otitic barotrauma (this code)
• T70.0XXA Otitic barotrauma, initial encounter
• T70.0XXD Otitic barotrauma, subsequent encounter
• T70.0XXS Otitic barotrauma, sequela
• T70.1 Sinus barotrauma
• T70.1XXA Sinus barotrauma, initial encounter