Diagnosis Code: J98.51

Short Description: Mediastinitis

Long Description: Mediastinitis

The code J98.51 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the respiratory system (J00–J99)
  • Other diseases of the respiratory system (J96-J99)
    • Other respiratory disorders (J98)
      • J98.51 Mediastinitis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

• Acute mediastinitis
• Classical histoplasmosis mediastinal granuloma
• Drug-induced granulomatous mediastinitis
• Familial fibrous mediastinitis
• Granulomatous mediastinitis
• Granulomatous mediastinitis
• Hemorrhagic mediastinitis
• Infection of lower respiratory tract and mediastinum
• Infectious fibrous mediastinitis
• Infectious granulomatous mediastinitis
• Infectious mediastinitis
• Inflammatory disorder of mediastinum
• Pulmonary venous hypertension due to compression of pulmonary great vein
• Pulmonary venous hypertension due to compression of pulmonary great vein by sclerosing mediastinitis
• Radiation-induced fibrous mediastinitis
• Sclerosing mediastinitis
• Sclerosing mediastinitis

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code J98.51 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)

• Respiratory Infections And Inflammations With Mcc (177)
• Respiratory Infections And Inflammations With Cc (178)
• Respiratory Infections And Inflammations Without Cc/mcc (179)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code J98.51 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Code First:
  • underlying condition, if applicable, such as postoperative mediastinitis (@T81*.-)

Crosswalk Information

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