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J93.83

Billable

Other pneumothorax

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A collapsed lung from air in the pleural space that does not fit into other specific pneumothorax categories.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code for pneumothorax cases that don't meet criteria for tension or chronic pneumothorax
  • •Verify if secondary to trauma, procedure, or underlying lung disease

Code Hierarchy

└J93Pneumothorax and air leak└J93.8Other pneumothorax and air leak└J93.83Other pneumothorax
└J93.83Other pneumothorax

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