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J90 – Pleural effusion, not elsewhere classified

Overview

Coding Notes

Active
Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

Type 1 Excludes

chylous (pleural) effusion (J94.0)
malignant pleural effusion (J91.0))
pleurisy NOS (R09.1)
tuberculous pleural effusion (A15.6)

Applicable To

Encysted pleurisy
Pleural effusion NOS
Pleurisy with effusion (exudative) (serous)

GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM

Fs: 10000 – Pleurisy with effusion, with mention of a bacterial cause other than tuberculosis
Fs: 10000 – Other specified forms of effusion, except tuberculous

MDC / MS-DRG Reference

PLEURAL EFFUSION WITH MCC
PLEURAL EFFUSION WITH CC
PLEURAL EFFUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC
FULL TERM NEONATE WITH MAJOR PROBLEMS

Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes

Effusion
pleura, pleurisy, pleuritic, pleuropericardial J90
Pleurisy (acute) (adhesive) (chronic) (costal) (diaphragmatic) (double) (dry) (fibrinous) (fibrous) (interlobar) (latent) (plastic) (primary) (residual) (sicca) (sterile) (subacute) (unresolved) R09.1
with
effusion J90
pneumococcal J90
streptococcal J90

Sibling Codes

Pleural effusion in conditions classified elsewhere
Pleural plaque
Pneumothorax and air leak
Other pleural conditions
Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified
Respiratory failure, not elsewhere classified
Other respiratory disorders
Respiratory disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

View in Tabular

Code Title
J00-J99 Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
J90-J94 Other diseases of the pleura (J90-J94)
J90 Pleural effusion, not elsewhere classified
Type 1 Excludes
chylous (pleural) effusion (J94.0)
malignant pleural effusion (J91.0))
pleurisy NOS (R09.1)
tuberculous pleural effusion (A15.6)

Applicable to
Encysted pleurisy
Pleural effusion NOS
Pleurisy with effusion (exudative) (serous)