J90 Pleural effusion, not elsewhere classified

Billable/Specific

Applicable To

Encysted pleurisy
Pleural effusion NOS
Pleurisy with effusion (exudative) (serous)

Type 1 Excludes

chylous (pleural) effusion (J94.0)
malignant pleural effusion (J91.0))
pleurisy NOS (R09.1)
tuberculous pleural effusion (A15.6)