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{{ICD10 category|Respiratory}}{{ICD10 category|Infectious disease}}{{ICD10 category|Potential infection}} | {{ICD10 category|Respiratory}}{{ICD10 category|Infectious disease}}{{ICD10 category|Potential infection}} | ||
{{ICD10 category|Pneumonia}} | |||
== Additional Info == | == Additional Info == | ||
* Lung abscess is a type of liquefactive necrosis of the lung tissue and formation of cavities (more than 2 cm) containing necrotic debris or fluid caused by microbial infection. | |||
* The formation of multiple small (< 2 cm) abscesses is occasionally referred to as Necrotizing pneumonia (NP), and is also known as cavitary pneumonia, cavitary necrosis or lung gangrene. Both lung abscess and necrotizing pneumonia are manifestations of a similar pathologic process. | |||
** To code a necrotizing pneumonia, link this code with the code for the pneumonia: | |||
{{ListICD10Category|categoryName=Pneumonia}} | |||
'''Includes:''' | |||
* Gangrene of lung | |||
* Necrotic lung | |||
* Cavitary pneumonia | |||
* Cavitary necrosis | |||
* aspergilloma combine with [[Aspergillus]] | |||
== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | ||
== Candidate [[Combined ICD10 codes]] == | == Candidate [[Combined ICD10 codes]] == | ||
* combine with the appropriate pneumonia code: | |||
{{ListICD10Category|categoryName=Pneumonia}} | |||
== Related CCI Codes == | == Related CCI Codes == | ||