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J95.811

Billable

Postprocedural pneumothorax

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

What This Code Means

Collapsed lung caused by air entering the space between the lung and chest wall after a surgical procedure or medical intervention.

Coding Tips

  • •Document whether the pneumothorax was spontaneous or directly related to the procedure
  • •Specify if it is primary spontaneous, secondary spontaneous, or iatrogenic

Code Hierarchy

└J95Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified└J95.8Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified└J95.81Postprocedural pneumothorax and air leak└J95.811Postprocedural pneumothorax
└J95.811Postprocedural pneumothorax

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