512.0 - Spontaneous Tension Pneumothorax
The ICD 9 Code for Spontaneous tension pneumothorax is listed as 512.0.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
| ICD 9 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | 512.0 |
| Long Description: | Spontaneous tension pneumothorax |
| Short Description: | Spont tens pneumothorax |
| Chapter: | Diseases Of The Respiratory System |
| Block: | Other Diseases Of Respiratory System (510-519) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | J93.0 - Spontaneous tension pneumothorax |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 512.0: | |
| 512.1 - Iatrogenic pneumothorax | |
| 512.2 - Postoperative air leak | |