ICD-10-CM Code T70.1
Sinus barotrauma

NON-BILLABLE

Non-Billable Code

Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.

7th Character Required

Code requires 7th Character Extension identifier. This 7th Character usually captures Episode of Care information, such as "Initial Encounter," "Subsquent Encounter," or "Sequela."

| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code T70.1 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use specify a 7th character that describes the diagnosis 'sinus barotrauma' in more detail. The 7th characters that can be added, and the resulting billable codes, are as follows:

7th Digit	Billable Code	7th Digit Specifies
A	T70.1XXA	initial encounter
D	T70.1XXD	subsequent encounter
S	T70.1XXS	sequela

What is 7th Character Extension?

For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier. T67.4XXA Initial Encounter or T67.4XXD Subsequent Encounter. More Info

The ICD code T701 is used to code Barotrauma

Barotrauma is physical damage to body tissues caused by a difference in pressure between a gas space inside, or in contact with the body, and the surrounding fluid.

Specialty:	Emergency Medicine
MeSH Codes:	D001469, D001469
ICD 9 Codes:	993.0, 993.1

Source: Wikipedia

Coding Notes for T70.1 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Inclusion Terms: Inclusion Terms Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive.: Aerosinusitis; Effects of change in ambient atmospheric pressure on sinuses

Related Concepts SNOMET-CT

Descent barotrauma of sinuses (disorder)
Sinus barotrauma (disorder)

Coding Advice SNOMET-CT

Possible requirement for an external cause code

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'T70.1 - Sinus barotrauma'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code T70.1. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

Barosinusitis (T70.1)

Aerosinusitis (T70.1)

Effect, adverse +

High +

Barotrauma +

Sinusitis(accessory) (chronic) (hyperplastic) (nasal) (nonpurulent) (purulent) +

Parent Code: T70 - Effects of air pressure and water pressure