Pulmonary edema - J81
Use Additional Code: This note indicates that an additional code should be used in conjunction with the primary code "J81" to provide a complete picture of the patient's condition or to capture associated factors.
Use Additional:
- code to identify:
- exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
- history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
- occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
- tobacco dependence (F17.-)
- tobacco use (Z72.0)
Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.
Type 1 Excludes:
- chemical (acute) pulmonary edema (J68.1)
- hypostatic pneumonia (J18.2)
- passive pneumonia (J18.2)
- pulmonary edema due to external agents (J60-J70)
- pulmonary edema with heart disease NOS (I50.1)
- pulmonary edema with heart failure (I50.1)
These ranges represents subcategories of Pulmonary edema. The "J81" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.