J90 PLEURAL EFFUSION, NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: J90
  • Short Description: Pleural effusion, not elsewhere classified
  • Long Description: Pleural effusion, not elsewhere classified
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code J90 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Synonyms

  • Bacterial pleurisy
  • Bacterial pleurisy
  • Bilateral pleural effusion
  • Encysted pleurisy
  • Exudative pleural effusion
  • Exudative pleurisy
  • Fibrinous pleurisy
  • Hemorrhagic pleural effusion
  • Hemothorax
  • Hydrothorax
  • Loculated pleural effusion
  • Pleural effusion
  • Pleural fluid = exudate
  • Pleural fluid type determination
  • Pleurisy with effusion
  • Pleurisy with effusion
  • Pleurisy with effusion
  • Pleurisy with effusion
  • Pneumococcal pleurisy
  • Serofibrinous pleurisy
  • Serous pleurisy
  • Streptococcal pleurisy

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code J90 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) MS-DRG V42.0

  1. Pleural Effusion With Mcc (186)
  2. Pleural Effusion With Cc (187)
  3. Pleural Effusion Without Cc/mcc (188)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code J90 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Encysted pleurisy
    • Pleural effusion NOS
    • Pleurisy with effusion (exudative) (serous)
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • chylous (pleural) effusion (@J94.0*)
    • malignant pleural effusion (@J91.0*))
    • pleurisy NOS (@R09.1*)
    • tuberculous pleural effusion (@A15.6*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
J90 Right Arrow 511.1 Bact pleur/effus not TB
511.89 Effusion NEC exc tb
This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

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