ICD-10-CM Codes
J00-J99
J90-J94
J93-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J93

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J93

Pneumothorax and air leak

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

J93 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM J93 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J93 - other international versions of ICD-10 J93 may differ.

Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes Help

A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as J93. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

congenital or perinatal pneumothorax (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P25.1
Pneumothorax originating in the perinatal period
P25.1
)
postprocedural air leak (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J95.812
Postprocedural air leak
J95.812
)
postprocedural pneumothorax (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J95.811
Postprocedural pneumothorax
J95.811
)
traumatic pneumothorax (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S27.0
Traumatic pneumothorax
Type 1 Excludes
- spontaneous pneumothorax (J93.-)
S27.0
)
tuberculous (current disease) pneumothorax (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A15
- A15 Respiratory tuberculosis
  - A15.0 Tuberculosis of lung
  - A15.4 Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes
  - A15.5 Tuberculosis of larynx, trachea and bronchus
  - A15.6 Tuberculous pleurisy
  - A15.7 Primary respiratory tuberculosis
  - A15.8 Other respiratory tuberculosis
  - A15.9 Respiratory tuberculosis unspecified
A15.-
)
pyopneumothorax (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J86
- J86 Pyothorax
  - J86.0 Pyothorax with fistula
  - J86.9 Pyothorax without fistula
J86.-
)

The following code(s) above J93 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 J93:

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

Clinical Information

A disorder characterized by abnormal presence of air in the pleural cavity resulting in the collapse of the lung.
Abnormal presence of air in the pleural cavity.
Accumulation of air or gas in the pleural space, which may occur spontaneously or as a result of trauma or a pathological process.
An accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity, which may occur spontaneously or as a result of trauma or a pathological process. The gas may also be introduced deliberately during pneumothorax, artificial.
Pneumothorax; abnormal presence of air in the pleural cavity resulting in the collapse of the lung.

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 J93:

Type 1 Excludes: S27.0

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S27.0
Traumatic pneumothorax
Type 1 Excludes
- spontaneous pneumothorax (J93.-)

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To J93

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

J93.1 Other spontaneous pneumothorax

J93.11 Primary spontaneous pneumothorax

J93.12 Secondary 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

J94 Other pleural conditions

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 J93

Pneumothorax and air leak

Pneumothorax originating in the perinatal period

Postprocedural air leak

Postprocedural pneumothorax

Traumatic pneumothorax

Diseases of the respiratory system

Traumatic pneumothorax