ICD-10-CM
J81
Pulmonary edema
- Kind
- Header. Not a billable code.
Codes under J81
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Excludes1
Excludes1 means these codes are not reported together.
- J68.1Chemical (acute) pulmonary edema
- J18.2Hypostatic pneumonia
- J18.2Passive pneumonia
- pulmonary edema due to external agents (J60-J70)
- I50.1Pulmonary edema with heart disease NOS
- I50.1Pulmonary edema with heart failure