ICD Code J93.9

ICD code J93.9 is pneumothorax, unspecified, which means there is air in the chest cavity outside the lung, causing the lung to collapse, but the specific type or cause is not identified.

1. Sudden onset of unilateral chest pain

2. Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

3. Decreased or absent breath sounds on the affected side upon physical examination

4. Hyperresonance to percussion over the affected area

5. Evidence of air in the pleural space on chest imaging (e.g., chest X-ray or CT scan)

6. No clear identification of the underlying cause or type of pneumothorax (e.g., not specified as traumatic, spontaneous, or iatrogenic)

7. Absence of other specific diagnoses explaining the clinical presentation

Relevant CPT codes that may be used to treat ICD code J93.9 include:

- 32551 (Tube thoracostomy, includes water seal)

- 32554 (Thoracentesis, puncture of pleural cavity for aspiration, initial or subsequent)

- 32555 (Thoracentesis with imaging guidance)

- 32556 (Pleural drainage, percutaneous, with imaging guidance; initial)

- 32557 (Pleural drainage, percutaneous, with imaging guidance; subsequent)

- 32020 (Tube thoracostomy with or without water seal, with or without suction)

- 31622 (Bronchoscopy, diagnostic, with or without cell washing)

- 71045 (Chest X-ray, single view)

- 71046 (Chest X-ray, two views)

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