Pleural plaque with presence of asbestos
Billable / specific
J92.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from J92)
- pleural thickening
- 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).
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from J92)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from J92)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from J92)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from J92)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from J92)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from J92)
- neoplasms (C00-D49) (from J92)
- smoke inhalation (T59.81-) (from J92)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from J92)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
- code, where applicable, to identify: (from J92)
- exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22) (from J92)
- exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81) (from J92)
- history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891) (from J92)
- occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31) (from J92)
- tobacco dependence (F17.-) (from J92)
- tobacco use (Z72.0) (from J92)
Also known as
- Plaque, pleural, with asbestos
- Thickening, pleura, with asbestos