512.2 - Postoperative Air Leak
The ICD 9 Code for Postoperative air leak is listed as 512.2.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
| ICD 9 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | 512.2 |
| Long Description: | Postoperative air leak |
| Short Description: | Postoperative air leak |
| Chapter: | Diseases Of The Respiratory System |
| Block: | Other Diseases Of Respiratory System (510-519) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | J95.812 - Postprocedural air leak |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 512.2: | |
| 512.0 - Spontaneous tension pneumothorax | |
| 512.1 - Iatrogenic pneumothorax | |