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J95.863 - Postprocedural seroma of a respiratory system organ or structure following other procedure

ICD-10-CM Chapter 10: Diseases of the respiratory system · J95 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified (J95) · Subcategory of J95.86 · FY2027

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom J95

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • aspiration pneumonia (J69.-)
  • emphysema (subcutaneous) resulting from a procedure (T81.82)
  • hypostatic pneumonia (J18.2)
  • pulmonary manifestations due to radiation (J70.0-J70.1)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter J00-J99

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • smoke inhalation (T59.81-)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Use Additional CodeFrom Chapter J00-J99

Add a secondary code to identify the associated condition or cause when it is documented.

  • code, where applicable, to identify:
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
  • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0)
NotesFrom Chapter J00-J99

Instructional notes from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.

  • When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site (e.g. tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in J40).

Documentation requirements, coding pitfalls and FAQs for conditions coded with J95.863.