R09.1 is the ICD-10 code for Pleurisy. It is a four-character subcategory of R09 (Other symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block R00–R09 (Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems) in Chapter XVIII, Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XVIII · R00–R99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What R09.1 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- pleurisy with effusion J90
R09.1 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
R09.1Pleurasmärtor
R09.1Pleuritt
DR091Lungehindebetændelse IKA
R09.1Rintapistos
R09.1Pleuritis
R09.1Inflammation de la plèvre
R09.1pleuritis
R09.1Pleurisy
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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