ICD-10-CM Code J98.1
Pulmonary collapse
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 J98.1 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of J98.1 that describes the diagnosis 'pulmonary collapse' in more detail.
- J98.1 Pulmonary collapse NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE J98.11 Atelectasis
- BILLABLE J98.19 Other pulmonary collapse
The ICD code J981 is used to code Atelectasis
Atelectasis[help 1] is the collapse or closure of a lung resulting in reduced or absent gas exchange. It may affect part or all of a lung. It is usually not bilateral. It is a condition where the alveoli are deflated down to little or no volume, as distinct from pulmonary consolidation, in which they are filled with liquid.
| Specialty: | Pulmonology |
| MeSH Code: | D001261 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 518.0 |
Atelectasis of a patient's right lung
Coding Notes for J98.1 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." - Therapeutic collapse of lung status - instead, use code Z98.3
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'J98.1 - Pulmonary collapse'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code J98.1. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: J98 - Other respiratory disorders