Diagnosis Code

J43.0 UNILATERAL PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA [MACLEOD'S SYNDROME]


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: J43.0

Short Description: Unilateral pulmonary emphysema [MacLeod's syndrome]

Long Description: Unilateral pulmonary emphysema [MacLeod's syndrome]

The code J43.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the respiratory system (J00–J99)
    • Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J4A)
      • Emphysema (J43)
        • J43.0 Unilateral pulmonary emphysema [MacLeod's syndrome]

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code J43.0 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease With Mcc (190)
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease With Cc (191)
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Without Cc/mcc (192)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code J43.0 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Swyer-James syndrome
    • Unilateral emphysema
    • Unilateral hyperlucent lung
    • Unilateral pulmonary artery functional hypoplasia
    • Unilateral transparency of lung

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
J43.0 Right Arrow 492.8 Emphysema NEC

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
J43 Emphysema
J43.1 Panlobular emphysema
J43.2 Centrilobular emphysema
J43.8 Other emphysema
J43.9 Emphysema, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023