R09.1 Pleurisy

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• pleurisy with effusion (J90)

Applies from R09 Other symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory system

Excludes1 (never code together)

• acute respiratory distress syndrome (J80)
• respiratory arrest of newborn (P28.81)
• respiratory distress syndrome of newborn (P22.0)
• respiratory failure (J96.-)
• respiratory failure of newborn (P28.5)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 193-195 in MDC 04.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 511.0 Pleurisy without mention of effusion or current tuberculosis (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to R09.1

Back-references to R09.1

• Type 1 Excludes: J90 Pleural effusion, not elsewhere classified ("pleurisy NOS (R09.1)")
• Type 1 Excludes: J94 Other pleural conditions ("pleurisy NOS (R09.1)")

Diagnosis Index entries for R09.1

• Pleurisy (acute) (adhesive) (chronic) (costal) (diaphragmatic) (double) (dry) (fibrinous) (fibrous) (interlobar) (latent) (plastic) (primary) (residual) (sicca) (sterile) (subacute) (unresolved)

Nearby codes

• R09 Other symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory system
• R09.0 Asphyxia and hypoxemia
• R09.01 Asphyxia
• R09.02 Hypoxemia
• R09.1 Pleurisy (this code)
• R09.2 Respiratory arrest
• R09.3 Abnormal sputum
• R09.8 Other specified symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems
• R09.81 Nasal congestion
• R09.82 Postnasal drip