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J93 - Pneumothorax and air leak


The ICD 10 Code for Pneumothorax and air leak is listed as J93.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: J93
Description: Pneumothorax and air leak
  • 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.-)
Chapter Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of J93:
J93.0 - Spontaneous tension pneumothorax
J93.1 - Other spontaneous pneumothorax
J93.8 - Other pneumothorax and air leak
J93.9 - Pneumothorax, unspecified