ICD-10-CM Codes
J00-J99
J85-J86
J85-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J85.3

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J85.3

Abscess of mediastinum

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Billable/Specific Code

J85.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM J85.3 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J85.3 - other international versions of ICD-10 J85.3 may differ.

The following code(s) above J85.3 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to J85.3:

J00-J99
2023 ICD-10-CM Range J00-J99
Diseases of the respiratory system
Note
- When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site (e.g. tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in J40).
Type 2 Excludes
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- smoke inhalation (T59.81-)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Use Additional
- code, where applicable, to identify:
- exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
- exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
- history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
- occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
- tobacco dependence (F17.-)
- tobacco use (Z72.0)
Diseases of the respiratory system
J85
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J85
Abscess of lung and mediastinum
Use Additional
- code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.
Abscess of lung and mediastinum

Approximate Synonyms

Mediastinal abscess

ICD-10-CM J85.3 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):

177 Respiratory infections and inflammations with mcc
178 Respiratory infections and inflammations with cc
179 Respiratory infections and inflammations without cc/mcc
791 Prematurity with major problems
793 Full term neonate with major problems

Convert J85.3 to ICD-9-CM

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to J85.3:

Type 2 Excludes: J98.5

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J98.5
Diseases of mediastinum, not elsewhere classified
Type 2 Excludes
- abscess of mediastinum (J85.3)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to J85.3:

Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) L02.91
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L02.91
Cutaneous abscess, unspecified
- mediastinum J85.3

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To J85.3

J84.841 Neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia of infancy

J84.842 Pulmonary interstitial glycogenosis

J84.843 Alveolar capillary dysplasia with vein misalignment

J84.848 Other interstitial lung diseases of childhood

J84.89 Other specified interstitial pulmonary diseases

J84.9 Interstitial pulmonary disease, unspecified

J85 Abscess of lung and mediastinum

J85.0 Gangrene and necrosis of lung

J85.1 Abscess of lung with pneumonia

J85.2 Abscess of lung without pneumonia

J85.3 Abscess of mediastinum

J86 Pyothorax

J86.0 Pyothorax with fistula

J86.9 Pyothorax without fistula

J90 Pleural effusion, not elsewhere classified

J91 Pleural effusion in conditions classified elsewhere

J91.0 Malignant pleural effusion

J91.8 Pleural effusion in other conditions classified elsewhere

J92 Pleural plaque

J92.0 Pleural plaque with presence of asbestos

J92.9 Pleural plaque without asbestos

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J85.3

Abscess of mediastinum

Diseases of the respiratory system

Abscess of lung and mediastinum

Diseases of mediastinum, not elsewhere classified

Cutaneous abscess, unspecified