ICD-11 code : CB40.3;
Preferred Label : Interstitial emphysema;
ICD-11 definition : This is a collection of air outside of the normal air passages in the body and instead
is found inside the connective tissue of the peribronchovascular sheaths, interlobular
septa, and visceral pleura. This collection develops as a result of alveolar and terminal
bronchiolar rupture.;
ICD-11 inclusion : interstitial pulmonary emphysema; interstitial emphysema of lung; anterior mediastinal air; pneumomediastinum; Mediastinal emphysema; chronic interstitial emphysema;
Origin ID : 2008095771;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
ICD-10 Mapping
This is a collection of air outside of the normal air passages in the body and instead
is found inside the connective tissue of the peribronchovascular sheaths, interlobular
septa, and visceral pleura. This collection develops as a result of alveolar and terminal
bronchiolar rupture.