J98.11

Clinical Information

• A disorder characterized by the collapse of part or the entire lung.

• Absence of air in the entire or part of a lung, such as an incompletely inflated neonate lung or a collapsed adult lung. Pulmonary atelectasis can be caused by airway obstruction, lung compression, fibrotic contraction, or other factors.

• Collapse of all or part of a lung due to bronchial plugging or the chest cavity being opened to atomspheric pressure.

• Failure of the lung to expand inflate) completely. This may be caused by a blocked airway, a tumor, general anesthesia, pneumonia or other lung infections, lung disease, or long-term bedrest with shallow breathing. Sometimes called a collapsed lung.

• The collapse of part or the entire lung due to airway obstruction, infection, tumor, or general anesthesia.

Details

• J98.11 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM J98.11 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J98.11 – other international versions of ICD-10 J98.11 may differ.