J94.8 OTHER SPECIFIED PLEURAL CONDITIONS

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: J94.8
  • Short Description: Other specified pleural conditions
  • Long Description: Other specified pleural conditions
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code J94.8 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Synonyms

  • Abnormal pericardiopleural communication
  • Adhesion of pleura
  • Calcification of pleura
  • Chylothorax
  • Chylothorax
  • Chylothorax
  • Chylothorax
  • Congenital chylothorax
  • Hydropneumothorax
  • Hydrothorax
  • Hydrothorax
  • Hydrothorax as complication of peritoneal dialysis
  • Intralipid pseudochylous effusion
  • Leakage of peritoneal dialysate into pleural cavity
  • Mass of pleura
  • Mesothelial hyperplasia of the pleura
  • Peritoneal dialysis leakage
  • Pleural scarring
  • Pneumochylothorax
  • Pseudochylothorax
  • Tension hydrothorax

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code J94.8 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 J94.8 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Hydropneumothorax
    • Hydrothorax

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
J94.8 Right Arrow 511.0 Pleurisy w/o effus or 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.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
J94 Other pleural conditions
J94.0 Chylous effusion
J94.1 Fibrothorax
J94.2 Hemothorax
J94.9 Pleural condition, unspecified
This page was last updated on: 10/1/2024
Previous Code
Next Code