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2007 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Respiratory System 460-519 > Other Diseases Of Respiratory System 510-519 > Pneumothorax 512.* > 2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 512.8 Other spontaneous pneumothorax  On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date. The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 512.8 can be accessed here. An accumulation of air or gas in the pleural space, which may occur spontaneously or as a result of trauma or a pathological process, or be introduced deliberately ( = PNEUMOTHORAX, ARTIFICIAL). (Dorland, 27th ed) Pneumothorax; abnormal presence of air in the pleural cavity resulting in the collapse of the lung. 512.8 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 512.8 contains 6 index entries View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 512.* hierarchy 512.8 also known as: Pneumothorax: NOS acute chronic 512.8 excludes: pneumothorax: congenital (770.2) traumatic (860.0-860.1, 860.4-860.5) tuberculous, current disease (011.7) Index entries containing 512.8: Air leak (lung) (pulmonary) (thorax) 512.8 iatrogenic 512.1 postoperative 512.1 Collapse 780.2 thorax 512.8 iatrogenic 512.1 postoperative 512.1 Compression thorax 512.8 iatrogenic 512.1 postoperative 512.1 Pneumothorax (acute) (chronic) 512.8 congenital 770.2 due to operative injury of chest wall or lung 512.1 accidental puncture or laceration 512.1 fetus or newborn 770.2 iatrogenic 512.1 postoperative 512.1 spontaneous 512.8 fetus or newborn 770.2 tension 512.0 sucking 512.8 iatrogenic 512.1 postoperative 512.1 tense valvular, infectional 512.0 tension 512.0 iatrogenic 512.1 postoperative 512.1 spontaneous 512.0 traumatic 860.0 with hemothorax 860.4 with open wound into thorax 860.5 open wound into thorax 860.1 tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 011.7