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J98.5

Diseases of mediastinum, not elsewhere classified

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

Billable FY2016 only, and a category header from FY2017.

Submit one of these 2 more specific codes instead:

  • J98.51 Mediastinitis
  • J98.59 Other diseases of mediastinum, not elsewhere classified

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Diseases of mediastinum, not elsewhere classified
  2. FY2017 Stopped being billable

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from J98 Other respiratory disorders

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • newborn apnea (P28.4-)
  • newborn sleep apnea (P28.3-)

Excludes2 - not included here

  • apnea NOS (R06.81)
  • sleep apnea (G47.3-)

Use additional code

  • code to identify:
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
  • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0)

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
J98.0 Diseases of bronchus, not elsewhere classified Not billable
J98.1 Pulmonary collapse Not billable
J98.2 Interstitial emphysema Valid
J98.3 Compensatory emphysema Valid
J98.4 Other disorders of lung Valid
J98.6 Disorders of diaphragm Valid
J98.8 Other specified respiratory disorders Valid
J98.9 Respiratory disorder, unspecified Valid