Pulmonary Congestion ICD-10: The FY2026 Coding, Documentation and Denial Guide
QUICK ANSWERPulmonary congestion ICD-10 assignment starts from an absence. No ICD-10-CM code carries pulmonary congestion as its title. The ICD-10 code for pulmonary congestion is J81.1, Chronic pulmonary edema, because the FY2026 Tabular List carries pulmonary congestion (chronic)(passive) as an inclusion term under it.J81.1 is billable. Acute presentations take J81.0. Pulmonary edema NOS sits under […]
