Pulmonary edema (J81)

• ICD-10 Index

  • Diseases of the respiratory system (J00–J99)

    • Other respiratory diseases principally affecting the interstitium (J80-J84)

      • Pulmonary edema (J81)

        • J81 - Pulmonary edema NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • J81.0 - Acute pulmonary edema BILLABLE CODE
        • J81.1 - Chronic pulmonary edema BILLABLE CODE

Clinical Information for Pulmonary edema (J81)

Pulmonary Edema - Excessive accumulation of extravascular fluid in the lung, an indication of a serious underlying disease or disorder. Pulmonary edema prevents efficient PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE in the PULMONARY ALVEOLI, and can be life-threatening.

Pulmonary Edema - Excessive accumulation of extravascular fluid in the lung, an indication of a serious underlying disease or disorder. Pulmonary edema prevents efficient PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE in the PULMONARY ALVEOLI, and can be life-threatening.

Instructional Notations

Use Additional Code Use Additional Code
The “use additional code” indicates that a secondary code could be used to further specify the patient’s condition. This note is not mandatory and is only used if enough information is available to assign an 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

Type 1 Excludes Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

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