J81.1

Chronic pulmonary edema

Billable / specific

J81.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

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).

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

chemical (acute) pulmonary edema (J68.1) (from J81)
hypostatic pneumonia (J18.2) (from J81)
passive pneumonia (J18.2) (from J81)
pulmonary edema due to external agents (J60-J70) (from J81)
pulmonary edema with heart disease NOS (I50.1) (from J81)
pulmonary edema with heart failure (I50.1) (from J81)

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from J81)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from J81)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from J81)
congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from J81)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from J81)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from J81)
neoplasms (C00-D49) (from J81)
smoke inhalation (T59.81-) (from J81)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from J81)

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

code, where applicable, to identify: (from J81)
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22) (from J81)
exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81) (from J81)
history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891) (from J81)
occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31) (from J81)
tobacco dependence (F17.-) (from J81)
tobacco use (Z72.0) (from J81)
code to identify: (from J81)
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22) (from J81)
history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891) (from J81)
occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31) (from J81)
tobacco dependence (F17.-) (from J81)
tobacco use (Z72.0) (from J81)