Diagnosis Code: J93.12

Short Description: Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax

Long Description: Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax

The code J93.12 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the respiratory system (J00–J99)
  • Other diseases of the pleura (J90-J94)
    • Pneumothorax and air leak (J93)
      • J93.12 Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax

This code is valid for unacceptable principal diagnosis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

• Pneumocystis jirovecii related spontaneous pneumothorax
• Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax
• Spontaneous pneumothorax
• Spontaneous pneumothorax

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code J93.12 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)

• Pneumothorax With Mcc (199)
• Pneumothorax With Cc (200)
• 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

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This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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