T70.1 Sinus barotrauma

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applicable to

• Aerosinusitis
• Effects of change in ambient atmospheric pressure on sinuses

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

Diagnosis Index entries for T70.1

• Aerosinusitis
• Barosinusitis
• Barotrauma › sinus
• Effect, adverse › high altitude NEC › on › sinuses
• High › altitude effects › on › sinuses
• Sinusitis (accessory) (chronic) (hyperplastic) (nasal) (nonpurulent) (purulent) › due to high altitude

Nearby codes

• T70 Effects of air pressure and water pressure
• T70.0 Otitic barotrauma
• T70.0XXA Otitic barotrauma, initial encounter
• T70.0XXD Otitic barotrauma, subsequent encounter
• T70.0XXS Otitic barotrauma, sequela
• T70.1 Sinus barotrauma (this code)
• T70.1XXA Sinus barotrauma, initial encounter
• T70.1XXD Sinus barotrauma, subsequent encounter
• T70.1XXS Sinus barotrauma, sequela
• T70.2 Other and unspecified effects of high altitude
• T70.20 Unspecified effects of high altitude