J81.1
BillableChronic pulmonary edema
Chronic pulmonary edema
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Pulmonary congestion (chronic) (passive)
- Pulmonary edema NOS
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- 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
Additional codes that should follow this code
- 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)
- code to identify:
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Postoperative pulmonary edema11468004
- Postoperative pulmonary oedema11468004
- Pulmonary edema19242006
- Pulmonary oedema19242006
- Chronic pulmonary edema46847001
- Chronic pulmonary oedema46847001
- Chronic pulmonary congestion63841001
- Pulmonary congestion67599009
- Non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema95437004
- Non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema95437004
- Pulmonary congestion and hypostasis196115007
- Pulmonary hypostasis196116008
- Neurogenic pulmonary edema233705000
- Neurogenic pulmonary oedema233705000
- Post-ictal pulmonary edema233705000
- Post-ictal pulmonary oedema233705000
- Gestational edema237285000
- Gestational oedema237285000
- Pregnancy induced edema237285000
- Pregnancy induced oedema237285000
- Haemorrhagic pulmonary oedema276637009
- Hemorrhagic pulmonary edema276637009
- Respiratory tract congestion418092006
- Pregnancy induced hypertension with pulmonary edema698638005
- Pregnancy induced hypertension with pulmonary oedema698638005
- Hypertension in the puerperium with pulmonary edema698640000
- Hypertension in the puerperium with pulmonary oedema698640000
- Pulmonary edema due to hypoproteinemia700458001
- Pulmonary oedema due to hypoproteinaemia700458001
- Edema due to hypoproteinemia1254950004
- Oedema due to hypoproteinaemia1254950004
- Postpartum edema16737621000119100
- Postpartum oedema16737621000119100
UMLS
- wet lungsC0034063
- EDEMA PULMC0034063
- EDEMAS PULMC0034063
- Edema lungC0034063
- Edema pulmonaryC0034063
- Edema, PulmonaryC0034063
- Edemas, PulmonaryC0034063
- Excess fluid in lungsC0034063
- Lung edemaC0034063
- Lung oedemaC0034063
- Lung, WetC0034063
- Lungs, WetC0034063
- Oedema lungC0034063
- Oedema pulmonaryC0034063
- PULM EDEMAC0034063
- PULM EDEMASC0034063
- Pulmonary EdemaC0034063
- Pulmonary EdemasC0034063
- Pulmonary edemaC0034063
- Pulmonary edema (disorder)C0034063
- Pulmonary edema NOSC0034063
- Pulmonary oedemaC0034063
- Pulmonary oedema NOSC0034063
- Pulmonary oedemasC0034063
- Wet LungC0034063
- Wet LungsC0034063
- Wet lungC0034063
- lung edemaC0034063
- lung oedemaC0034063
- pulmonary edemaC0034063
- pulmonary oedemaC0034063
- wet lungC0034063
- Chronic pulmonary edemaC0264518
- Chronic pulmonary edema (disorder)C0264518
- Chronic pulmonary oedemaC0264518
- Pulmonary congestion (chronic) (passive)C2887485
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code J81.1?
ICD-10-CM code J81.1 represents "Chronic pulmonary edema". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is J81.1 a billable code?
Yes, J81.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is J81.1 in?
J81.1 is in Chapter 10: Diseases of the Respiratory System (codes J00-J99).
What codes cannot be used with J81.1?
J81.1 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: chemical (acute) pulmonary edema (J68.1); hypostatic pneumonia (J18.2); passive pneumonia (J18.2); and 3 more.
Are additional codes required with J81.1?
Yes, when using J81.1 you should also code: 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); code to identify:.
What SNOMED CT codes does J81.1 map to?
J81.1 maps to 17 SNOMED CT concepts: 63841001, 46847001, 1254950004, 237285000, 276637009, and 12 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for J81.1?
J81.1 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0034063, C0264518, C2887485. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.