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511.81 MALIGNANT PLEURAL EFFUSN


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 511.81

Short Description: Malignant pleural effusn

Long Description: Malignant pleural effusion

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the respiratory system (460–519)
    • Other diseases of respiratory system (510-519)
      • 511 Pleurisy
        • 511.81 Malignant pleural effusn

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 511.81 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Effusion
    • pleura, pleurisy, pleuritic, pleuropericardial 511.9
      • malignant 511.81

Crosswalk Information

The code 511.81 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
511.81 Right Arrow J91.0 Malignant pleural effusion
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
511.0 Pleurisy without mention of effusion or current tuberculosis
511.1 Pleurisy with effusion, with mention of a bacterial cause other than tuberculosis
511.89 Other specified forms of effusion, except tuberculous
511.9 Unspecified pleural effusion

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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