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ICD-10-CM Code J93
Pneumothorax and air leak

NON-BILLABLE
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-10 from 2011 - 2016

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.


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

Source: Wikipedia

Coding Notes for J93 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

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'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code J93. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.


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