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J91.0 - Malignant pleural effusion


The ICD 10 Code for Malignant pleural effusion is listed as J91.0.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: J91.0
Description: Malignant pleural effusion
  • Code first underlying neoplasm
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
180 - Respiratory Neoplasms W Mcc
181 - Respiratory Neoplasms W Cc
182 - Respiratory Neoplasms W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
Block Other diseases of the pleura (J90-J94)
Parent J91 - Pleural effusion in conditions classified elsewhere
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 511.81 - Malignant pleural effusion
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of J91.0:
J91.8 - Pleural effusion in other conditions classified elsewhere