T70.1
Sinus barotrauma
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 2 never code together
7th character 3
A initial encounter
D subsequent encounter
S sequela
Instructional notes 5
T70.1code
Inclusion terms
- Aerosinusitis
- Effects of change in ambient atmospheric pressure on sinuses
S00-T88chapter
Notes
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Use additional code
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)Z18.-
Index entries leading here 6
Alongside this code 6 same parent — T70
T70.0 Otitic barotrauma category T70.2 Other and unspecified effects of high altitude category T70.3 Caisson disease [decompression sickness] category T70.4 Effects of high-pressure fluids category T70.8 Other effects of air pressure and water pressure category T70.9 Effect of air pressure and water pressure, unspecified category
Additional references
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