R09.1

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.

Details

• R09.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM R09.1 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R09.1 – other international versions of ICD-10 R09.1 may differ.