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Revision as of 18:24, 10 February 2022
| ICD10 Diagnosis | |
| Dx: | Lung abscess |
| ICD10 code: | J85 |
| Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | none assigned |
| Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
| APACHE Como Component: | none |
| APACHE Acute Component: | none |
| Start Date: | |
| Stop Date: | |
| Data Dependencies(Reports/Indicators/Data Elements): | No results |
| External ICD10 Documentation | |
This diagnosis is a part of ICD10 collection.
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 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:
| Pneumonia codes: |
Includes:
- gangrene of lung
- necrotic lung
Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition
Candidate Combined ICD10 codes
- combine with the appropriate pneumonia code:
| Pneumonia codes: |
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