511.9 - Unspecified Pleural Effusion
The ICD 9 Code for Unspecified pleural effusion is listed as 511.9.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
| ICD 9 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | 511.9 |
| Long Description: | Unspecified pleural effusion |
| Short Description: | Pleural effusion NOS |
| Chapter: | Diseases Of The Respiratory System |
| Block: | Other Diseases Of Respiratory System (510-519) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | J91.8 - Pleural effusion in other conditions classified elsewhere (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 511.9: | |
| 511.0 - Pleurisy without mention of effusion or current tuberculosis | |
| 511.1 - Pleurisy with effusion, with mention of a bacterial cause other than tuberculosis | |