2018/2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J98.5. Diseases of mediastinum, not elsewhere classified. J98.5 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
J98.5 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM J98.5 became effective on October 1, 2021.
J98 Other respiratory disorders. An inflammatory process affecting the mediastinum. Inflammation of the mediastinum, the area between the pleural sacs. ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To J98.5 Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM J98.5 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J98.5 - other international versions of ICD-10 J98.5 may differ. A type 2 excludes note represents "not included here".
The following crosswalk between ICD-10-PCS to ICD-9-PCS is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:
The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a catalog of procedural codes used by medical professionals for hospital inpatient healthcare settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain the catalog in the U.S. releasing yearly updates.