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993.8 - Other Specified Effects Of Air Pressure


The ICD 9 Code for Other specified effects of air pressure is listed as 993.8.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 993.8
Long Description: Other specified effects of air pressure
Short Description: Effect air pressure NEC
Chapter: Injury And Poisoning
Block: Other And Unspecified Effects Of External Causes (990-995)
Related Descriptions: Alternobaric vertigo
Dysbaric air embolism
Face mask squeeze
Gastrointestinal barotrauma
Pulmonary barotrauma
Pulmonary overpressurization syndrome
Visceral decompression injury
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: T70.8XXA - Other effects of air pressure and water pressure, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 993.8:
993.0 - Barotrauma, otitic
993.1 - Barotrauma, sinus
993.2 - Other and unspecified effects of high altitude
993.3 - Caisson disease
993.4 - Effects of air pressure caused by explosion
993.9 - Unspecified effect of air pressure