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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 plugging/secretions, then also code '''[[Respiratory secretions, abnormal]]'''
**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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