J95.812 Postprocedural air leak

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)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 199-201 in MDC 04.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 512.2 Postoperative air leak

Code annotations containing back-references to J95.812

Back-references to J95.812

• Type 1 Excludes: J93 Pneumothorax and air leak ("postprocedural air leak (J95.812)")

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 J95.812

• Complication (s) (from) (of) › respiratory system › postoperative › air leak
• Leak, leakage › air NEC › postprocedural

Nearby codes

• 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
• 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 (this code)
• J95.82 Postprocedural respiratory failure
• J95.821 Acute postprocedural respiratory failure
• J95.822 Acute and chronic postprocedural respiratory failure
• J95.83 Postprocedural hemorrhage of a respiratory system organ or structure following a procedure
• J95.830 Postprocedural hemorrhage of a respiratory system organ or structure following a respiratory system procedure