2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Injury And Poisoning 800-999 > Other And Unspecified Effects Of External Causes 990-995 > Effects Of Air Pressure 993.* > 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 993.3 Caisson disease  On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date. The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 993.3 can be accessed here. A condition occurring as a result of exposure to a rapid fall in ambient pressure. Gases, nitrogen in particular, come out of solution and form bubbles in body fluid and blood. These gas bubbles accumulate in joint spaces and the peripheral circulation impairing tissue oxygenation causing disorientation, severe pain, and potentially death. 993.3 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 993.3 contains 23 index entries View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 993.* hierarchy ICD9Data's sister site ProcedureCodes.com launches with the 2008/09 CPT® codes - read more on the ICD9Data.com blog. 993.3 also known as: Bends Compressed-air disease Decompression sickness Divers' palsy or paralysis Index entries containing 993.3: Aerobullosis 993.3 Aeroembolism 993.3 Air compressed, disease 993.3 Arthralgia (see also Pain, joint) 719.4 in caisson disease 993.3 Arthritis, arthritic (acute) (chronic) (subacute) 716.9 due to or associated with caisson disease 993.3 Bends 993.3 Caisson disease 993.3 Chokes (resulting from bends) 993.3 Compressed air disease 993.3 Compression divers' squeeze 993.3 Decompression sickness 993.3 Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome caisson 993.3 compressed air 993.3 Divers' palsy or paralysis 993.3 squeeze 993.3 Dysbarism 993.3 Effect, adverse NEC atmospheric pressure 993.9 high 993.3 Palsy (see also Paralysis) 344.9 divers' 993.3 Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) 344.9 compressed air 993.3 divers' 993.3 Sickness compressed air 993.3 decompression 993.3 Squeeze, divers' 993.3