T70.3XXS ICD-10-CM Code: Caisson disease [decompression sickness], 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.
Code Set: Valid FY2026 and FY2027. FY2026 took effect October 1, 2025.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for T70.3XXS in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Inclusion Terms
Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.
- Compressed-air disease
- Diver's palsy or paralysis
Code Also
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-)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Does T70.3XXS require a 7th character?
Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T70.
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to T70.3XXS in its code family, with their registry titles.
- 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
- T70.4 — 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