J91
J91: Pleural effusion in conditions classified elsewhere
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
J91 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for pleural effusion in conditions classified elsewhere. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Other codes that can never be billed with J91
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- J90Pleural effusion, not elsewhere classified
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead J91
2 child codes. Green means billable.