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J81

Non-Billable (Header)

Pulmonary edema

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • 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)

Use 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)

Child Codes

J81.0Acute pulmonary edema
HCC 213
J81.1Chronic pulmonary edema

Code Hierarchy

└J81Pulmonary edema
└J81Pulmonary edema

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