Pneumothorax, tension, nontraumatic
| ICD10 Diagnosis | |
| Dx: | Pneumothorax, tension, nontraumatic |
| ICD10 code: | J93.0 |
| Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | Pneumothorax, Pneumothorax Tension |
| Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
| APACHE Como Component: | none |
| APACHE Acute Component: | none |
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| Data Dependencies(Reports/Indicators/Data Elements): | No results |
| External ICD10 Documentation | |
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Additional Info
- Does NOT include traumatic pneumothorax
- But does include iatrogenic pneumothorax, when combined with Iatrogenic, puncture or laceration, related to a procedure or surgery NOS
- This code includes a nontraumatic bronchopleural fistula with tension
Guideline for Iatrogenic Pneumothorax
According to our general rule of not coding iatrogenic events as traumas, code an iatrogenic pneumothorax as
- Iatrogenic, puncture or laceration, related to a procedure or surgery NOS
- Plus the most appropriate of the following;
Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition
| Pneumothorax codes: |
Candidate Combined ICD10 codes
- Code cause if known.
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