T70.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other effects of air pressure and water pressure. 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 T70.8 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Blast injury syndrome
T70.8 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
T70.8Andra specificerade effekter av lufttryck och vattentryck
T70.8Annen spesifisert virkninger av lufttrykk eller vanntrykk
DT708Anden virkning fra lufttryk eller vandtryk
- DT708AEksplosionslæsion
T70.8Muut ilmanpaineen ja vedenpaineen vaikutukset
T70.8Sonstige Schäden durch Luft- und Wasserdruck
T70.8Autres effets de la pression atmosphérique et de la pression de l'eau
T70.8overige gespecificeerde gevolgen van luchtdruk en waterdruk
Listed through more specific codes:
- T70.8XXAOther effects of air pressure and water pressure, initial encounter
- T70.8XXDOther effects of air pressure and water pressure, subsequent encounter
- T70.8XXSOther effects of air pressure and water pressure, 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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