J86Non-billable (header)

Pyothorax

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • •abscess of lung (J85.-)
  • •pyothorax due to tuberculosis (A15.6)

Notes

  • ℹcode (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.

Code Hierarchy

┌10Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)├J85-J86Suppurative and necrotic conditions of the lower respiratory tract (J85-J86)├J86Pyothorax
└J86Pyothorax

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