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ICD-10 diagnosis code

T70.3 Caisson disease [decompression sickness]

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T70.3 is the ICD-10 code for Caisson disease [decompression sickness]. It is a four-character subcategory of T70 (Effects of air pressure and water pressure), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block T66–T78 (Other and unspecified effects of external causes) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XIX · S00–T98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What T70.3 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Compressed-air disease
  • Diver palsy or paralysis

T70.3 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

T70.3Kassunsjuka

NorwayICD-10-NO

T70.3Trykkfallssyke

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DT703Dykkersyge

  • DT7031Dykkersyge, udvikling ikke specificeret
  • DT7032Dykkersyge med specificerede symtomer
  • DT7033Dykkersyge med oplysning om forløb
  • DT7034Dykkersyge med beskrevet behandlingsresultat
  • DT7035Dykkersyge uden angivelse af undersøgelsesresultater
  • DT7039Følger efter dykkersyge
FinlandICD-10-FI

T70.3Sukeltajantauti

GermanyICD-10-GM

T70.3Caissonkrankheit [Dekompressionskrankheit]

FranceICD-10-FR

T70.3Maladie des caissons [maladie de la décompression]

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T70.3caissonziekte [decompressieziekte]

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T70.3XXACaisson disease [decompression sickness], initial encounter
  • T70.3XXDCaisson disease [decompression sickness], subsequent encounter
  • T70.3XXSCaisson disease [decompression sickness], sequela

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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