I31.39
I31.39: Other pericardial effusion (noninflammatory)
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
I31.39 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other pericardial effusion (noninflammatory). It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check I31.39 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Chylopericardium
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above I31.39
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Other codes that can never be billed with I31.39
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- I09.2Chronic rheumatic pericarditis
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
I31.39 is named in 14 Medicare coverage policies: 14 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52850Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
- A56451Billing and Coding: Cardiac Computed Tomography (CCT) and Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA)
- A56500Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
- A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Chylopericardium
- Effusion›pericardium, pericardial(noninflammatory)
- Effusion›pericardium, pericardial›specified type, NEC
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.