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J81

⚠ Non-billable (Header)

Pulmonary edema

Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)

⚠️ This is a category header code — not billable. Use a more specific child code below.

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📋 Code Instructions

  • • 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)

❌ Excludes1

direct

Cannot be coded with J81

  • • 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)

Child Codes (2)

J81.0Acute pulmonary edemaJ81.1Chronic pulmonary edema

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Code Information

CodeJ81
BillableNo — Header code
CategoryDiseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
Excludes16 rule(s)
Excludes20 note(s)
Child codes2

Data Source

CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List

Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)