ICD-10-CM Code J93
Pneumothorax and air leak
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code J93 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of J93 that describes the diagnosis 'pneumothorax and air leak' in more detail.
- J93 Pneumothorax and air leak NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE J93.0 Spontaneous tension pneumothorax
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- J93.81 Chronic pneumothorax BILLABLE
- J93.82 Other air leak BILLABLE
- J93.83 Other pneumothorax BILLABLE
- BILLABLE J93.9 Pneumothorax, unspecified
The ICD code J93 is used to code Pneumothorax
A pneumothorax (pneumo- + thorax; plural pneumothoraces) is an abnormal collection of air or gas in the pleural space that causes an uncoupling of the lung from the chest wall. Like pleural effusion (liquid buildup in that space), pneumothorax may interfere with normal breathing. It is often called collapsed lung, although that term may also refer to atelectasis.
Specialty: | Pulmonology, Thoracic Surgery |
MeSH Code: | D011030 |
ICD 9 Code: | 512.860 |
A large right-sided spontaneous pneumothorax (left in the image). An arrow indicates the edge of the collapsed lung
Coding Notes for J93 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Congenital or perinatal pneumothorax - instead, use code P25.1
- Postprocedural air leak - instead, use code J95.812
- Postprocedural pneumothorax - instead, use code J95.811
- Traumatic pneumothorax - instead, use code S27.0
- Tuberculous (current disease) pneumothorax - instead, use code A15.-
- Pyopneumothorax - instead, use code J86.-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'J93 - Pneumothorax and air leak'
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