J98.5
J98.5: Diseases of mediastinum, not elsewhere classified
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
J98.5 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for diseases of mediastinum, not elsewhere classified. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist
The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.
- abscess of mediastinum (J85.3)
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above J98.5
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above J98.5
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead J98.5
2 child codes. Green means billable.