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== Additional Info == | == Additional Info == | ||
*''Includes'': subsegmental, segmental, lobar collapse. | *''Includes'': subsegmental, segmental, lobar collapse. | ||
*If the cause of this collapse is mucus | **For collapse of one or both ENTIRE lungs, instead use '''[[Lung collapse (whole lung)]]''' | ||
*If the cause of this collapse is mucus plug /secretion, then also code '''[[Respiratory secretions, abnormal]]''' | |||
*If it the collapse/atelectasis is causing respiratory failure, then as usual, link those two codes together. | *If it the collapse/atelectasis is causing respiratory failure, then as usual, link those two codes together. | ||
**Indeed, if mucus plugging is causing atelectasis and leading to respiratory failure, then link [[Atelectasis]] to [[Respiratory failure (insufficiency) NOS, acute]] and [[Respiratory secretions, abnormal]] | **Indeed, if mucus plugging is causing atelectasis and leading to respiratory failure, then link [[Atelectasis]] to [[Respiratory failure (insufficiency) NOS, acute]] and [[Respiratory secretions, abnormal]] | ||
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== Related CCI Codes == | == Related CCI Codes == | ||
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