ICD-10-CM Codes
J00-J99 Diseases of the respiratory system
J80-J84 Other respiratory diseases principally affecting the interstitium
J81- Pulmonary edema
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J81.0

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J81.0

Acute pulmonary edema

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Billable/Specific Code

J81.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM J81.0 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J81.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 J81.0 may differ.

Applicable To

Acute edema of lung

The following code(s) above J81.0 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to J81.0:

J00-J99
2021 ICD-10-CM Range J00-J99
Diseases of the respiratory system
Note
- When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site (e.g. tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in J40).
Type 2 Excludes
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- smoke inhalation (T59.81-)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Use Additional
- code, where applicable, to identify:
- exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
- exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
- history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
- occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
- tobacco dependence (F17.-)
- tobacco use (Z72.0)
Diseases of the respiratory system
J81
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J81
Pulmonary edema
Type 1 Excludes
- 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 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)
Pulmonary edema

Approximate Synonyms

Pulmonary edema (fluid in lungs), acute

ICD-10-CM J81.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):

189 Pulmonary edema and respiratory failure
791 Prematurity with major problems
793 Full term neonate with major problems

Convert J81.0 to ICD-9-CM

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to J81.0:

Edema, edematous (infectious) (pitting) (toxic) R60.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R60.9
Edema, unspecified
Applicable To
Fluid retention NOS
- lung J81.1
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J81.1
  Chronic pulmonary edema
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
  Applicable To
  Pulmonary congestion (chronic) (passive)
  Pulmonary edema NOS
  - acute J81.0

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To J81.0

J70.0 Acute pulmonary manifestations due to radiation

J70.1 Chronic and other pulmonary manifestations due to radiation

J70.2 Acute drug-induced interstitial lung disorders

J70.3 Chronic drug-induced interstitial lung disorders

J70.4 Drug-induced interstitial lung disorders, unspecified

J70.5 Respiratory conditions due to smoke inhalation

J70.8 Respiratory conditions due to other specified external agents

J70.9 Respiratory conditions due to unspecified external agent

J80 Acute respiratory distress syndrome

J81 Pulmonary edema

J81.0 Acute pulmonary edema

J81.1 Chronic pulmonary edema

J82 Pulmonary eosinophilia, not elsewhere classified

J82.8 Pulmonary eosinophilia, not elsewhere classified

J82.81 Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia

J82.82 Acute eosinophilic pneumonia

J82.83 Eosinophilic asthma

J82.89 Other pulmonary eosinophilia, not elsewhere classified

J84 Other interstitial pulmonary diseases

J84.0 Alveolar and parieto-alveolar conditions

J84.01 Alveolar proteinosis

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J81.0

Acute pulmonary edema

Diseases of the respiratory system

Pulmonary edema

Edema, unspecified

Chronic pulmonary edema