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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

J86

Pyothorax

Release
FY 2027
Effective

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.

Excludes1

abscess of lung ( J85 .-)

Excludes1

pyothorax due to tuberculosis ( A15.6 )

Use Additional Code

code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.

More Specific Codes

2 codes under J86

Version History

How J86 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Pyothorax

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Pyothorax

Codes whose official notes reference J86

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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