J93.12
Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where J93.12 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- J93 Pneumothorax and air leak
- J93.1 Parent Other spontaneous pneumothorax
- J93.12 This code Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
Excludes1
congenital or perinatal pneumothorax ( P25.1 )
Inherited from J93 — Pneumothorax and air leak
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underlying condition, such as:
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catamenial pneumothorax due to endometriosis ( N80.B- )
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cystic fibrosis ( E84 .-)
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eosinophilic pneumonia (J82.81-J82.82)
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lymphangioleiomyomatosis ( J84.81 )
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malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung ( C34 .-)
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Marfan syndrome ( Q87.4- )
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pneumonia due to Pneumocystis carinii ( B59 )
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secondary malignant neoplasm of lung ( C78.0- )
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spontaneous rupture of the esophagus ( K22.3 )
Version History
How J93.12 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentSecondary spontaneous pneumothorax
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedSecondary spontaneous pneumothorax
Related Codes
Other codes under J93.1
Codes whose official notes reference J93.12
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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