J92.0 — Pleural plaque with presence of asbestos
Is J92.0 billable?
Yes — J92.0 is billable for FY2027. J92.0 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. J92.0 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
J92.0 at a glance
| Code | J92.0 |
|---|---|
| Description | Pleural plaque with presence of asbestos |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does J92.0 group to?
J92.0 sits in MDC 04 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 193Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCCmedical
- 194Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CCmedical
- 195Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without CC/MCCmedical
How is J92.0 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to J92.0. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Plaque › pleural › with asbestos (s)
- Thickening › pleura › with asbestos
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 10
Report an additional code alongside J92.0 to fully describe the condition. J92.0 is sequenced first.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 10
The conditions below are not part of J92.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, J92.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- smoke inhalation (T59.81-)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
How long has J92.0 existed?
J92.0 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with J92.0?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with J92.0 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.