ICD-10-CM Codes
J00-J99 Diseases of the respiratory system
J90-J94 Other diseases of the pleura
J94- Other pleural conditions

2018 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J94.8

Other specified pleural conditions

2016

2017

2018

Billable/Specific Code

J94.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2018 edition of ICD-10-CM J94.8 became effective on October 1, 2017.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J94.8 - other international versions of ICD-10 J94.8 may differ.

Applicable To

Hydropneumothorax
Hydrothorax

The following code(s) above J94.8 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 J94.8:

J00-J99
2018 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

Asbestos pleurisy
Calcification of pleura
Hydropneumothorax
Hydrothorax
Pleural disease due to asbestos

Clinical Information

A collection of fluid and gas within the pleural cavity. (Dorland, 27th ed)
A collection of watery fluid in the pleural cavity. (Dorland, 27th ed)

ICD-10-CM J94.8 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v35.0):

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

Convert J94.8 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

Code annotations containing back-references to J94.8:

Type 1 Excludes: R60

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R60
Edema, not elsewhere classified
Type 1 Excludes
- angioneurotic edema (T78.3)
- ascites (R18.-)
- cerebral edema (G93.6)
- cerebral edema due to birth injury (P11.0)
- edema of larynx (J38.4)
- edema of nasopharynx (J39.2)
- edema of pharynx (J39.2)
- gestational edema (O12.0-)
- hereditary edema (Q82.0)
- hydrops fetalis NOS (P83.2)
- hydrothorax (J94.8)
- hydrops fetalis NOS (P83.2)
- newborn edema (P83.3)
- pulmonary edema (J81.-)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to J94.8:

Adhesions, adhesive (postinfective) K66.0
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K66.0
Peritoneal adhesions (postprocedural) (postinfection)
Applicable To
Adhesions (of) abdominal (wall)
Adhesions (of) diaphragm
Adhesions (of) intestine
Adhesions (of) male pelvis
Adhesions (of) omentum
Adhesions (of) stomach
Adhesive bands
Mesenteric adhesions
Type 1 Excludes
female pelvic adhesions [bands] (N73.6)
peritoneal adhesions with intestinal obstruction (K56.5-)
- pleura, pleuritic J94.8
- pleuropericardial J94.8
Calcification
- pleura J94.8
  - postinfectional J94.8
Congestion, congestive
- pleural J94.8
Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)
- pleura J94.8
Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
- pleura (cavity) J94.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J94.9
  Pleural condition, unspecified
  2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code
  - specified NEC J94.8
Fluid
- chest J94.8
- pleural cavity J94.8
Hydropneumothorax J94.8
Hydrothorax (double) (pleura) J94.8
Water
- on
  - chest J94.8

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To J94.8

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

J95.04 Tracheo-esophageal fistula following tracheostomy

J95.09 Other tracheostomy complication

J95.1 Acute pulmonary insufficiency following thoracic surgery

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

2018 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J94.8

Other specified pleural conditions

Diseases of the respiratory system

Other pleural conditions

Edema, not elsewhere classified

Peritoneal adhesions (postprocedural) (postinfection)

Pleural condition, unspecified