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T70.20XA

T70.20XA: Unspecified effects of high altitude, initial encounter

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

T70.20XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified effects of high altitude, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check T70.20XA with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th character "A": initial encounter

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

A
initial encounter
D
subsequent encounter
S
sequela

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T70.20XA

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on T70.2: Other and unspecified effects of high altitude

  • polycythemia due to high altitude (D75.1)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under T70.20

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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