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Category · FY2027

J62 Pneumoconiosis due to dust containing silica

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J62 is not billable. The category heads 2 billable codes in FY2027: the 2 codes directly below it.

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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. J62 Pneumoconiosis due to dust containing silica
Billable codes
2
Subdivisions
2
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
2
New FY2027
0
Index entries
45

Codes in J62

  1. J62.0
    Pneumoconiosis due to talc dust
    Billable280
  2. J62.8
    Pneumoconiosis due to other dust containing silica
    Billable280
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Silicosis NOS

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At J62

Includes

  • silicotic fibrosis (massive) of lung

Excludes1

  • 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

  • Talcosis (pulmonary) → J62.0
  • Calcicosis → J62.8
  • Chalicosis (pulmonum) → J62.8
  • Ganister disease → J62.8
  • Granite worker's lung → J62.8
  • Grinder's lung or pneumoconiosis → J62.8
  • Lithosis → J62.8
  • Mason's lung → J62.8
  • Millstone maker's pneumoconiosis → J62.8
  • Sandblaster's asthma, lung or pneumoconiosis → J62.8
  • Siderosilicosis → J62.8
  • Silicosiderosis → J62.8
  • Silicosis, silicotic (simple) (complicated) → J62.8
  • Slate-dressers' or slate-miners' lung → J62.8
  • Stonecutter's lung → J62.8
  • Stonemason's asthma, disease, lung or pneumoconiosis → J62.8
  • Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of)talc (dust) → J62.0
  • Asthma, asthmatic (bronchial) (catarrh) (spasmodic)grinder's → J62.8
  • Asthma, asthmatic (bronchial) (catarrh) (spasmodic)potter's → J62.8
  • Asthma, asthmatic (bronchial) (catarrh) (spasmodic)sandblaster's → J62.8
  • Asthma, asthmatic (bronchial) (catarrh) (spasmodic)stonemason's → J62.8
  • Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous)moulder's → J62.8
  • Disease, diseasedganister → J62.8
  • Disease, diseasedmetal-polisher's → J62.8
  • Disease, diseasedstonemason's → J62.8
  • Metalpolisher's disease → J62.8
  • Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of)diatomite (diatomaceous earth) → J62.8
  • Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of)grinder's → J62.8
  • Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of)kaolin → J62.8
  • Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of)mica → J62.8
  • Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of)millstone maker's → J62.8
  • Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of)potter's → J62.8
  • Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of)sandblaster's → J62.8
  • Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of)silica, silicate NEC → J62.8
  • Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of)stonemason's → J62.8
  • Potter'sasthma → J62.8
  • Potter'slung → J62.8
  • Fibrosis, fibroticlung (atrophic) (chronic) (confluent) (massive) (perialveolar) (peribronchial)silicotic → J62.8
  • Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of)dustlime → J62.8
  • Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of)dustmarble → J62.8

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