J93 Non-Billable Code

Pneumothorax and air leak

Chapter Classification

Chapter 10 Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)

Section Detail

J90-J94 Other diseases of the pleura (J90-J94)

Coding Guidelines & Notes

excludes1

congenital or perinatal pneumothorax (P25.1)
postprocedural air leak (J95.812)
postprocedural pneumothorax (J95.811)
traumatic pneumothorax (S27.0)
tuberculous (current disease) pneumothorax (A15.-)
pyopneumothorax (J86.-)

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.

J93.0 - Spontaneous tension pneumothorax Billable
J93.1 - Other spontaneous pneumothorax
J93.8 - Other pneumothorax and air leak
J93.9 - Pneumothorax, unspecified Billable

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