T70.0
T70.0: Otitic barotrauma
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
T70.0 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for otitic barotrauma. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T70
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Aero-otitis media
- Effects of change in ambient atmospheric pressure or water pressure on ears
Other codes that can never be billed with T70.0
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- H65.1Other acute nonsuppurative otitis media
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Aero-otitis media
- Aerotitis
- Barotitis
- Aviator's›ear
- Barotrauma›otitic
- Deafness›aviation
- Effect, adverse›high altitude NEC›on›ears
- High›altitude effects›on›ears
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead T70.0
3 child codes. Green means billable.