J95.7
Header — not billableAccidental puncture and laceration of a respiratory system organ or structure during a procedure
The ICD-10 code for accidental puncture and laceration of a respiratory system organ or structure during a procedure is J95.7.
J95.7 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 2 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- postprocedural pneumothorax (J95.811)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- J95.0Tracheostomy complicationsnon-billable header
- J95.1Acute pulmonary insufficiency following thoracic surgery
- J95.2Acute pulmonary insufficiency following nonthoracic surgery
- J95.3Chronic pulmonary insufficiency following surgery
- J95.4Chemical pneumonitis due to anesthesia
- J95.5Postprocedural subglottic stenosis
- J95.6Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a respiratory system organ or structure complicating a procedurenon-billable header
- J95.8Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- J95.7Accidental puncture and laceration of a respiratory system organ or structure during a procedurenon-billable header