Diagnosis Code

T70.20XD UNSPECIFIED EFFECTS OF HIGH ALTITUDE, SUBSEQUENT ENCOUNTER


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: T70.20XD

Short Description: Unspecified effects of high altitude, subsequent encounter

Long Description: Unspecified effects of high altitude, subsequent encounter

The code T70.20XD is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00–T88)
    • Other and unspecified effects of external causes (T66-T78)
      • Effects of air pressure and water pressure (T70)
        • T70.20XD Unspecified effects of high altitude, subsequent encounter

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Effects of high altitude

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code T70.20XD is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Aftercare With Cc/mcc (949)
  • Aftercare Without Cc/mcc (950)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
T70.20XD Right Arrow V58.89 Other specfied aftercare

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
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
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
T70.20XA Unspecified effects of high altitude, initial encounter
T70.20XS Unspecified effects of high altitude, sequela
T70.29 Other effects of high altitude
T70.29XA Other effects of high altitude, initial encounter
T70.29XD Other effects of high altitude, subsequent encounter
T70.29XS Other effects of high altitude, sequela
T70.3 Caisson disease [decompression sickness]
T70.3XXA Caisson disease [decompression sickness], initial encounter
T70.3XXD Caisson disease [decompression sickness], subsequent encounter
T70.3XXS Caisson disease [decompression sickness], sequela
T70.4 Effects of high-pressure fluids
T70.4XXA Effects of high-pressure fluids, initial encounter
T70.4XXD Effects of high-pressure fluids, subsequent encounter
T70.4XXS Effects of high-pressure fluids, sequela
T70.8 Other effects of air pressure and water pressure
T70.8XXA Other effects of air pressure and water pressure, initial encounter
T70.8XXD Other effects of air pressure and water pressure, subsequent encounter
T70.8XXS Other effects of air pressure and water pressure, sequela
T70.9 Effect of air pressure and water pressure, unspecified
T70.9XXA Effect of air pressure and water pressure, unspecified, initial encounter
T70.9XXD Effect of air pressure and water pressure, unspecified, subsequent encounter
T70.9XXS Effect of air pressure and water pressure, unspecified, sequela


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023