ICD-10-CM Codes
J00-J99
J85-J86
J86-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J86.0

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J86.0

Pyothorax with fistula

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Billable/Specific Code

J86.0 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 J86.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J86.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 J86.0 may differ.

Applicable To

Bronchocutaneous fistula
Bronchopleural fistula
Hepatopleural fistula
Mediastinal fistula
Pleural fistula
Thoracic fistula
Any condition classifiable to
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J86.9
Pyothorax without fistula
Applicable To
- Abscess of pleura
- Abscess of thorax
- Empyema (chest) (lung) (pleura)
- Fibrinopurulent pleurisy
- Purulent pleurisy
- Pyopneumothorax
- Septic pleurisy
- Seropurulent pleurisy
- Suppurative pleurisy
J86.9
with fistula

The following code(s) above J86.0 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 J86.0:

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
J86
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J86
Pyothorax
Type 1 Excludes
- abscess of lung (J85.-)
- pyothorax due to tuberculosis (A15.6)
Use Additional
- code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.
Pyothorax

Approximate Synonyms

Acquired bronchopleural fistula
Empyema with bronchocutaneous fistula
Empyema with bronchopleural fistula
Empyema with fistula
Empyema with fistula, bronchocutaneous
Empyema with fistula, bronchopleural
Empyema with fistula, hepatopleural
Empyema with fistula, mediastinal
Empyema with hepatopleural fistula
Empyema with mediastinal fistula
Tracheoesophageal fistula

Clinical Information

A disorder characterized by an abnormal communication between a bronchus and the pleural cavity.
An abnormal communication between a bronchus and the pleural cavity.
An abnormal communication between the pleural cavity and another anatomic site.

ICD-10-CM J86.0 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 J86.0 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

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to J86.0:

Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) L02.91
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L02.91
Cutaneous abscess, unspecified
- chest J86.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J86.9
  Pyothorax without fistula
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  Applicable To
  Abscess of pleura
  Abscess of thorax
  Empyema (chest) (lung) (pleura)
  Fibrinopurulent pleurisy
  Purulent pleurisy
  Pyopneumothorax
  Septic pleurisy
  Seropurulent pleurisy
  Suppurative pleurisy
  - with fistula J86.0
- peripleuritic J86.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J86.9
  Pyothorax without fistula
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  Applicable To
  Abscess of pleura
  Abscess of thorax
  Empyema (chest) (lung) (pleura)
  Fibrinopurulent pleurisy
  Purulent pleurisy
  Pyopneumothorax
  Septic pleurisy
  Seropurulent pleurisy
  Suppurative pleurisy
  - with fistula J86.0
- pleura J86.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J86.9
  Pyothorax without fistula
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  Applicable To
  Abscess of pleura
  Abscess of thorax
  Empyema (chest) (lung) (pleura)
  Fibrinopurulent pleurisy
  Purulent pleurisy
  Pyopneumothorax
  Septic pleurisy
  Seropurulent pleurisy
  Suppurative pleurisy
  - with fistula J86.0
- thorax J86.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J86.9
  Pyothorax without fistula
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  Applicable To
  Abscess of pleura
  Abscess of thorax
  Empyema (chest) (lung) (pleura)
  Fibrinopurulent pleurisy
  Purulent pleurisy
  Pyopneumothorax
  Septic pleurisy
  Seropurulent pleurisy
  Suppurative pleurisy
  - with fistula J86.0
Empyema (acute) (chest) (double) (pleura) (supradiaphragmatic) (thorax) J86.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J86.9
Pyothorax without fistula
Applicable To
Abscess of pleura
Abscess of thorax
Empyema (chest) (lung) (pleura)
Fibrinopurulent pleurisy
Purulent pleurisy
Pyopneumothorax
Septic pleurisy
Seropurulent pleurisy
Suppurative pleurisy
- with fistula J86.0
Fistula (cutaneous) L98.8
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L98.8
Other specified disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- bronchocutaneous, bronchomediastinal, bronchopleural, bronchopleuromediastinal (infective) J86.0
- bronchoesophageal J86.0
- esophagobronchial J86.0
- esophagotracheal J86.0
- pleura, pleural, pleurocutaneous, pleuroperitoneal J86.0
- pulmonary J86.0
- thoracic J86.0
- tracheoesophageal J86.0
- abdominothoracic J86.0
- bronchial J86.0
- bronchovisceral J86.0
- chest J86.0 (wall)
- costal region J86.0
- diaphragm J86.0
- esophagopleural-cutaneous J86.0
- hepatopleural J86.0
- hepatopulmonary J86.0
- lung J86.0
- mediastinal J86.0
- mediastinobronchial J86.0
- mediastinocutaneous J86.0
- pulmonoperitoneal J86.0
- thoracoabdominal J86.0
- thoracogastric J86.0
- thoracointestinal J86.0
- thorax J86.0
Pleurisy (acute) (adhesive) (chronic) (costal) (diaphragmatic) (double) (dry) (fibrinous) (fibrous) (interlobar) (latent) (plastic) (primary) (residual) (sicca) (sterile) (subacute) (unresolved) R09.1
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R09.1
Pleurisy
Type 1 Excludes
pleurisy with effusion (J90)
- with
  - adherent pleura J86.0
Pneumopyothorax - see Pyopneumothorax
- with fistula J86.0
Pyopneumothorax (infective) J86.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J86.9
Pyothorax without fistula
Applicable To
Abscess of pleura
Abscess of thorax
Empyema (chest) (lung) (pleura)
Fibrinopurulent pleurisy
Purulent pleurisy
Pyopneumothorax
Septic pleurisy
Seropurulent pleurisy
Suppurative pleurisy
- with fistula J86.0
Pyothorax J86.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J86.9
Pyothorax without fistula
Applicable To
Abscess of pleura
Abscess of thorax
Empyema (chest) (lung) (pleura)
Fibrinopurulent pleurisy
Purulent pleurisy
Pyopneumothorax
Septic pleurisy
Seropurulent pleurisy
Suppurative pleurisy
- with fistula J86.0

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To J86.0

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

J93 Pneumothorax and air leak

J93.0 Spontaneous tension pneumothorax

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 J86.0

Pyothorax with fistula

Pyothorax without fistula

Diseases of the respiratory system

Pyothorax

Cutaneous abscess, unspecified

Pyothorax without fistula

Pyothorax without fistula

Pyothorax without fistula

Pyothorax without fistula

Pyothorax without fistula

Other specified disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Pleurisy

Pyothorax without fistula

Pyothorax without fistula