T70.0
ICD-10Non-billable categoryOtitic barotrauma
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Otitic barotrauma
T70.0 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Inclusion terms
- Aero-otitis media
- Effects of change in ambient atmospheric pressure or water pressure on ears
Related codes in T70
- T70.1Sinus barotraumacategory
- T70.2Other and unspecified effects of high altitudecategory
- T70.3Caisson disease [decompression sickness]category
- T70.4Effects of high-pressure fluidscategory
- T70.8Other effects of air pressure and water pressurecategory
- T70.9Effect of air pressure and water pressure, unspecifiedcategory
Where this code sits
- Parent code
- T70
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.