J95.72 Accidental puncture and laceration of a respiratory system organ or structure during other procedure

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Applies from J95 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2 (not included here)

• aspiration pneumonia (J69.-)
• emphysema (subcutaneous) resulting from a procedure (T81.82)
• hypostatic pneumonia (J18.2)
• pulmonary manifestations due to radiation (J70.0-J70.1)

Applies from J95.7 Accidental puncture and laceration of a respiratory system organ or structure during a procedure

Excludes2 (not included here)

• postprocedural pneumothorax (J95.811)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 791 in MDC 15.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 998.2 Accidental puncture or laceration during a procedure, not elsewhere classified (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to J95.72

Back-references to J95.7

• Type 1 Excludes: J95.6 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a respiratory system organ or structure complicating a procedure ("intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a respiratory system organ or structure due to accidental puncture and laceration during procedure (J95.7-)")

Back-references to J95

• Type 2 Excludes: T81 Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified ("intraoperative and postprocedural complications of specific body system (D78.-, E36.-, E89.-, G97.3-, G97.4, H59.3-, H59.-, H95.2-, H95.3, I97.4-, I97.5, J95, K91.-, L76.-, M96.-, N99.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for J95.72

• Complication (s) (from) (of) › intraoperative (intraprocedural) › puncture or laceration (accidental) (unintentional) (of) › respiratory system › during other procedure

Nearby codes

• J95.6 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a respiratory system organ or structure complicating a procedure
• J95.61 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a respiratory system organ or structure complicating a respiratory system procedure
• J95.62 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a respiratory system organ or structure complicating other procedure
• J95.7 Accidental puncture and laceration of a respiratory system organ or structure during a procedure
• J95.71 Accidental puncture and laceration of a respiratory system organ or structure during a respiratory system procedure
• J95.72 Accidental puncture and laceration of a respiratory system organ or structure during other procedure (this code)
• J95.8 Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified
• J95.81 Postprocedural pneumothorax and air leak
• J95.811 Postprocedural pneumothorax
• J95.812 Postprocedural air leak
• J95.82 Postprocedural respiratory failure