I31.3
Header — not billablePericardial effusion (noninflammatory)
The ICD-10 code for pericardial effusion (noninflammatory) is I31.3.
I31.3 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 2 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- acute pericardial effusion (I30.9)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- I31.0Chronic adhesive pericarditis
- I31.1Chronic constrictive pericarditis
- I31.2Hemopericardium, not elsewhere classified
- I31.4Cardiac tamponade
- I31.8Other specified diseases of pericardium
- I31.9Disease of pericardium, unspecified
- I31.3Pericardial effusion (noninflammatory)non-billable header
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 4239Approximate match