Lung abscess
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 |
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External ICD10 Documentation |
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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:
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Includes:
- gangrene of lung
- necrotic lung
data use discussion
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Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition
Candidate Combined ICD10 codes
- combine with the appropriate pneumonia code:
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