T70.0XXS — Otitic barotrauma, sequela

Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.

Inpatient Payment Groups (MS-DRG)

MS-DRGs this diagnosis helps define, as principal or secondary, per the CMS ICD-10-CM/PCS MS-DRG Definitions Manual v43.0 (FY2026), Appendix B.

MS-DRG 922 — OTHER INJURY, POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC (MDC 21)
MS-DRG 923 — OTHER INJURY, POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECT DIAGNOSES WITHOUT MCC (MDC 21)

A diagnosis appearing in a group's logic does not by itself determine the DRG assigned to a stay; the grouper uses the full claim.

Otitic barotrauma, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (T70.0S).

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for T70.0XXS in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.

Additional codes that may be required to fully describe the encounter.

Code also, if applicable, place of occurrence, such as:
highway rest stop (Y92.523)
school (private) (public) (state) as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.21-)
service areas as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.52-)
single-family non-institutional (private) house as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.01-)
transport vehicle as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.81-)

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

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to T70.0XXS in its code family, with their registry titles.