J93.12 SECONDARY SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: J93.12
  • Short Description: Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax
  • Long Description: Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code J93.12 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

This code is valid for unacceptable principal diagnosis

Synonyms

  • Spontaneous pneumothorax
  • Spontaneous pneumothorax
  • Spontaneous pneumothorax due to infection caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii
  • Spontaneous pneumothorax due to respiratory disease
  • Spontaneous pneumothorax due to respiratory disease

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code J93.12 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) MS-DRG V43.0

  1. Pneumothorax With Mcc (199)
  2. Pneumothorax With Cc (200)
  3. Pneumothorax Without Cc/mcc (201)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code J93.12 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

  • Code First:
    • underlying condition, such as:
    • catamenial pneumothorax due to endometriosis (@N80.B*-)
    • cystic fibrosis (@E84*.-)
    • eosinophilic pneumonia (@J82.81*[email protected]*)
    • lymphangioleiomyomatosis (@J84.81*)
    • malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (@C34*.-)
    • Marfan syndrome (@Q87.4*-)
    • pneumonia due to Pneumocystis carinii (@B59*)
    • secondary malignant neoplasm of lung (@C78.0*-)
    • spontaneous rupture of the esophagus (@K22.3*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
J93.12 Right Arrow 512.82 Sec spont pneumothorax
This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
J93 Pneumothorax and air leak
J93.0 Spontaneous tension pneumothorax
J93.1 Other spontaneous pneumothorax
J93.11 Primary spontaneous pneumothorax
J93.8 Other pneumothorax and air leak
J93.81 Chronic pneumothorax
J93.82 Other air leak
J93.83 Other pneumothorax
J93.9 Pneumothorax, unspecified
This page was last updated on: 10/1/2025
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