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2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Respiratory System 460-519 > Other Diseases Of Respiratory System 510-519 > Pneumothorax 512.* >

2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 512.8

Other spontaneous pneumothorax

  • 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:


Index entries containing 512.8:

Air
  • leak (lung) (pulmonary) (thorax) 512.8
Collapse 780.2CompressionPneumothorax (acute) (chronic) 512.8