993.3 - Caisson Disease
The ICD 9 Code for Caisson disease is listed as 993.3.
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: | 993.3 |
| Long Description: | Caisson disease |
| Short Description: | Caisson disease |
| Chapter: | Injury And Poisoning |
| Block: | Other And Unspecified Effects Of External Causes (990-995) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | T70.3XXA - Caisson disease [decompression sickness], initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 993.3: | |
| 993.0 - Barotrauma, otitic | |
| 993.1 - Barotrauma, sinus | |
| 993.2 - Other and unspecified effects of high altitude | |
| 993.4 - Effects of air pressure caused by explosion | |
| 993.8 - Other specified effects of air pressure | |
| 993.9 - Unspecified effect of air pressure | |