DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

J61 diagnosis code · Billable category · FY2027

J61 Pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibers

  • Billable
  • Not CC/MCC
  • HCC 280
  • POA reported

J61 ICD-10 code: a billable diagnosis code in FY2027; the category has no subdivisions.

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 10 Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
  2. J60-J70 Lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)
  3. J61 Pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibers
CC / MCC
Neither
MS-DRG
196-198
HCC V28
280
POA
Reported
Code Editor
Adult
Index entries
5

Instructions

At J61

Inclusion terms

  • Asbestosis

Excludes1

  • pleural plaque with asbestosis (J92.0) J92.0
  • pneumoconiosis with tuberculosis, any type in A15 (J65) A15 J65

Notes that also apply

Block J60-J70 instructions (Excludes2 2): printed on the block page.

Chapter 10 instructions (Notes 1, Excludes2 9, Use additional code 7): printed on the chapter 10 page.

Index entries

  • Amianthosis → J61
  • Asbestosis (occupational) → J61
  • Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of)asbestos → J61
  • Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of)mineral fibers NEC → J61
  • Fibrosis, fibroticlung (atrophic) (chronic) (confluent) (massive) (perialveolar) (peribronchial)withasbestosis → J61

NCHS Alphabetic Index. Index first, then the Tabular List.

Medicare grouping and edits

CMS files for J61
CC / MCCNeither
Appendix BMDC 04 Diseases and Disorders of the Respiratory System, MS-DRG 196-198 (Interstitial Lung Disease with MCC…)
Code EditorAge conflict: adult diagnosis (age 15–124)
POAReported
HCC V28HCC 280 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Interstitial Lung Disorders, and Other Chronic Lung Disorders

CMS: MS-DRG v44 (Appendix B, C), MCE v44, POA list FY2027, 2027 Initial ICD-10-CM Mappings. What the rows mean.

Hierarchy