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W94.29

W94.29: Exposure to other rapid changes in air pressure during ascent

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

W94.29 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for exposure to other rapid changes in air pressure during ascent. 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 W94

A
initial encounter
D
subsequent encounter
S
sequela

Other codes that can never be billed with W94.29

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • V97.8Other air transport accidents, not elsewhere classified
  • W16Fall, jump or diving into water

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Air›pressure›change, rapid›during›ascent

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead W94.29

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under W94.2

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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