Other diseases of the pleura (J90-J94)

Official coding guidelines

From the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY 2027 (CMS and NCHS). Links open the PDF at the right page.

Covers COPD and asthma exacerbations, sequencing of acute respiratory failure, confirmed versus suspected identified influenza, ventilator associated pneumonia, and vaping-related disorders.

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [COPD] and Asthma (page 56)
• Acute Respiratory Failure (page 56)
• Influenza due to certain identified influenza viruses (page 57)
• Ventilator associated Pneumonia (page 57)
• Vaping-related disorders (page 58)

Read Section I.C.10 (page 56)

All codes under J90-J94

J90-J94 can't be used on a claim. Pick a billable code below; grey headings group them.

• J90Pleural effusion, not elsewhere classified
• J91Pleural effusion in conditions classified elsewhere
• J91.0Malignant pleural effusion
• J91.8Pleural effusion in other conditions classified elsewhere
• J92Pleural plaque
• J92.0Pleural plaque with presence of asbestos
• J92.9Pleural plaque without asbestos
• J93Pneumothorax and air leak
• J93.0Spontaneous tension pneumothorax
• J93.1Other spontaneous pneumothorax
• J93.11Primary spontaneous pneumothorax
• J93.12Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax
• J93.8Other pneumothorax and air leak
• J93.81Chronic pneumothorax
• J93.82Other air leak
• J93.83Other pneumothorax
• J93.9Pneumothorax, unspecified
• J94Other pleural conditions
• J94.0Chylous effusion
• J94.1Fibrothorax
• J94.2Hemothorax
• J94.8Other specified pleural conditions
• J94.9Pleural condition, unspecified

J90-J94 MS-DRGs

This code does not group to an MS-DRG as a principal diagnosis.

About the condition

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