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Non-specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 511
Pleurisy
  • 2015
  • Non-Billable Code

  • There are 4 ICD-9-CM codes below 511 that define this diagnosis in greater detail. Do not use this code on a reimbursement claim.
Clinical Information
  • Inflammation of pleura, the lining of the lung. When parietal pleura is involved, there is pleuritic chest pain
  • Inflammation of the lining of the lung (pleura)
  • Inflammation of the pleura, with exudation into its cavity and upon its surface; may occur as either an acute or a chronic process
  • Inflammation of the pleura. It is usually caused by infections. Chest pain while breathing or coughing is the presenting symptom
511 Excludes
  • pleurisy with mention of tuberculosis, current disease (012.0)
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