tci Outpatient Facility Coding Alert - 2013 Issue 6

ICD-10: Look for More Detailed Pneumothorax Code Choices in 2014

Say good-bye to ‘unspecified’ diagnoses. Several treatments are available for pneumothorax, including injecting air into the pleural cavity (32960, Pneumothorax, therapeutic, intrapleural injection of air). The current diagnosis family for pneumothorax is 512.8x (Pneumothorax). The three specific choices depend on how the condition is classified: 512.81 — Primary spontaneous pneumothorax 512.82 — Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax 512.83 — Chronic pneumothorax. ICD-10 difference: When ICD-9 is replaced by ICD-10 on Oct. 1, 2014, you’ll turn to the J93.x (Pneumothorax) family of codes for your options. Four codes under J93.x that describe the condition...

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