Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 993.3
Caisson disease
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 993.3 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 993.3 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 993.3 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T70.3XXA Caisson disease [decompression sickness], initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Bends
  • Decompression sickness
Clinical Information
  • 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
Applies To
  • Bends
  • Compressed-air disease
  • Decompression sickness
  • Divers' palsy or paralysis
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 993.3:
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