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Non-specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 512.8
Oth pneumothorax and air leak
  • 2014
  • Non-Billable Code

  • There are 5 ICD-9-CM codes below 512.8 that define this diagnosis in greater detail. Do not use this code on a reimbursement claim.
  • You are viewing the 2014 version of ICD-9-CM 512.8.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 512.8: 2015.
Approximate Synonyms
  • Pneumothorax
  • Pneumothorax (collapsed lung)
  • Spontaneous pneumothorax
  • Spontaneous pneumothorax (collapsed lung)
512.8 Excludes
 512.2 ICD9Data.com 512.81 
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