ICD-10-CM Codes
J00-J99
J90-J94
J94-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J94.0

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J94.0

Chylous effusion

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Billable/Specific Code

J94.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM J94.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J94.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 J94.0 may differ.

Applicable To

Chyliform effusion

The following code(s) above J94.0 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 J94.0:

J00-J99
2023 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
J94
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J94
Other pleural conditions
Type 1 Excludes
- pleurisy NOS (R09.1)
- traumatic hemopneumothorax (S27.2)
- traumatic hemothorax (S27.1)
- tuberculous pleural conditions (current disease) (A15.-)
Other pleural conditions

Approximate Synonyms

Chylothorax

ICD-10-CM J94.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):

186 Pleural effusion with mcc
187 Pleural effusion with cc
188 Pleural effusion without cc/mcc
791 Prematurity with major problems
793 Full term neonate with major problems

Convert J94.0 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
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to J94.0:

Type 1 Excludes: J90

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J90
Pleural effusion, not elsewhere classified
Applicable To
- Encysted pleurisy
- Pleural effusion NOS
- Pleurisy with effusion (exudative) (serous)
Type 1 Excludes
- chylous (pleural) effusion (J94.0)
- malignant pleural effusion (J91.0))
- pleurisy NOS (R09.1)
- tuberculous pleural effusion (A15.6)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to J94.0:

Chylothorax (nonfilarial) J94.0
Effusion
- pleura, pleurisy, pleuritic, pleuropericardial J90
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J90
  Pleural effusion, not elsewhere classified
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  Applicable To
  Encysted pleurisy
  Pleural effusion NOS
  Pleurisy with effusion (exudative) (serous)
  Type 1 Excludes
  chylous (pleural) effusion (J94.0)
  malignant pleural effusion (J91.0))
  pleurisy NOS (R09.1)
  tuberculous pleural effusion (A15.6)
  - chylous, chyliform J94.0
- chylous, chyliform J94.0 (pleura)
Pleurisy (acute) (adhesive) (chronic) (costal) (diaphragmatic) (double) (dry) (fibrinous) (fibrous) (interlobar) (latent) (plastic) (primary) (residual) (sicca) (sterile) (subacute) (unresolved) R09.1
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R09.1
Pleurisy
Type 1 Excludes
pleurisy with effusion (J90)
- with
  - effusion J90
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J90
    Pleural effusion, not elsewhere classified
    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    Encysted pleurisy
    Pleural effusion NOS
    Pleurisy with effusion (exudative) (serous)
    Type 1 Excludes
    chylous (pleural) effusion (J94.0)
    malignant pleural effusion (J91.0))
    pleurisy NOS (R09.1)
    tuberculous pleural effusion (A15.6)
    - chylous, chyliform J94.0

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To J94.0

J93.0 Spontaneous tension pneumothorax

J93.1 Other spontaneous pneumothorax

J93.11 Primary spontaneous pneumothorax

J93.12 Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax

J93.8 Other pneumothorax and air leak

J93.81 Chronic pneumothorax

J93.82 Other air leak

J93.83 Other pneumothorax

J93.9 Pneumothorax, unspecified

J94 Other pleural conditions

J94.0 Chylous effusion

J94.1 Fibrothorax

J94.2 Hemothorax

J94.8 Other specified pleural conditions

J94.9 Pleural condition, unspecified

J95 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified

J95.0 Tracheostomy complications

J95.00 Unspecified tracheostomy complication

J95.01 Hemorrhage from tracheostomy stoma

J95.02 Infection of tracheostomy stoma

J95.03 Malfunction of tracheostomy stoma

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

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J94.0

Chylous effusion

Diseases of the respiratory system

Other pleural conditions

Pleural effusion, not elsewhere classified

Pleural effusion, not elsewhere classified

Pleurisy

Pleural effusion, not elsewhere classified