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J81

Pulmonary edema

Non-billableCategory

Chapter: 10. Diseases of the respiratory system

Section: J80-J84 - Other respiratory diseases principally affecting the interstitium

Coding Guidelines

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with J81

  • J68.1 - chemical (acute) pulmonary edema (J68.1)
  • J18.2 - hypostatic pneumonia (J18.2)
  • J18.2 - passive pneumonia (J18.2)
  • J60.-J70 - pulmonary edema due to external agents (J60-J70)
  • I50.1 - pulmonary edema with heart disease NOS (I50.1)
  • I50.1 - pulmonary edema with heart failure (I50.1)

Use Additional Code

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

Specific Codes (2)

J81.0Billable

Acute pulmonary edema

J81.1Billable

Chronic pulmonary edema

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