J95.81
Non-billablePostprocedural pneumothorax and air leak
J95.81 is the ICD-10-CM code for Postprocedural pneumothorax and air leak. It is a non-billable category code — use a more specific child code such as J95.811 for billing.
J00-J99 Diseases of the respiratory system
What this means — in plain language
MedlinePlus · NIHYour pleura is a large, thin sheet of tissue that wraps around the outside of your lungs and lines the inside of your chest cavity. Between the layers of the pleura is a very thin space. Normally it's filled with a small amount of fluid. The fluid helps the two layers of the pleura glide smoothly past each other as your lungs breathe air in and out. Disorders of the pleura include: Pleurisy - inflammation of the…
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