ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

J94Other pleural conditions

Not billable — use a more specific code

J94 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 5 more specific codes beneath it.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About J94

J94 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other pleural conditions. It belongs to block J90-J94 (other diseases of the pleura) and chapter 10 (diseases of the respiratory system). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 5 subcodes must be used instead.

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: J94.0 (effusion), J94.1 (Fibrothorax), J94.2 (hemothorax), J94.8 (conditions) and J94.9 (unspecified).

Don't report J94 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: pleurisy NOS (R09.1), traumatic hemopneumothorax (S27.2), traumatic hemothorax (S27.1) and tuberculous pleural conditions (current disease) (A15.-).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under J94

Coding notes

Excludes1Not coded here — never report together with this code

pleurisy NOS (R09.1)
traumatic hemopneumothorax (S27.2)
traumatic hemothorax (S27.1)
tuberculous pleural conditions (current disease) (A15.-)

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to J94.

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 10: Diseases of the respiratory system.

Code history

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FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about J94

Is J94 billable?: No. J94 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.