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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

J91.0

Malignant pleural effusion

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where J91.0 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. J91 Parent Pleural effusion in conditions classified elsewhere
  2. J91.0 This code Malignant pleural effusion

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Excludes2

pleural effusion in heart failure ( I50 .-)

Inherited from J91 — Pleural effusion in conditions classified elsewhere

Excludes2

pleural effusion in systemic lupus erythematosus ( M32.13 )

Inherited from J91 — Pleural effusion in conditions classified elsewhere

Code First

underlying neoplasm (C00-D49)

Version History

How J91.0 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Malignant pleural effusion

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Malignant pleural effusion

Related Codes

Other codes under J91

Codes whose official notes reference J91.0

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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