J81 Non-Billable Code
Pulmonary edema
Chapter Classification
Chapter 10
Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
Section Detail
J80-J84
Other respiratory diseases principally affecting the interstitium (J80-J84)
Coding Guidelines & Notes
excludes1
- 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)
useAdditionalCode
- 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)
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