T70.8XXA ICD-10-CM Code: Other effects of air pressure and water pressure, initial encounter
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 T70.8XXA in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
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 T70.8XXA 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 T70.8XXA in its code family, with their registry titles.
- 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
- T70.8XXD — Other effects of air pressure and water pressure, subsequent encounter
- T70.8XXS — Other effects of air pressure and water pressure, sequela
- T70.9 — Effect of air pressure and water pressure, unspecified
- T70.9XXA — Effect of air pressure and water pressure, unspecified, initial encounter
- T70.9XXD — Effect of air pressure and water pressure, unspecified, subsequent encounter