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Category · FY2027

J70 Respiratory conditions due to other external agents

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J70 is not billable. The category heads 8 billable codes in FY2027: the 8 codes directly below it.

Index → code

  • Poisoning (acute)radiation → J70.0
  • Pneumonitis (acute) (primary)radiation → J70.0
  • Pneumonitis (acute) (primary)chemotherapy → J70.4

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. J70 Respiratory conditions due to other external agents
Billable codes
8
Subdivisions
8
CC / MCC codes
2 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
34

Codes in J70

  1. J70.0
    Acute pulmonary manifestations due to radiation
    BillableCC
    Inclusion terms 1, Use additional code 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Radiation pneumonitis

    Use additional code

    • code (W88-W90, X39.0-) to identify the external cause W88 W90 X39.0
  2. J70.1
    Chronic and other pulmonary manifestations due to radiation
    BillableCC
    Inclusion terms 1, Use additional code 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Fibrosis of lung following radiation

    Use additional code

    • code (W88-W90, X39.0-) to identify the external cause W88 W90 X39.0
  3. J70.2
    Acute drug-induced interstitial lung disorders
    Billable
    Excludes1 2, Use additional code 1

    Excludes1

    • interstitial pneumonia NOS (J84.9) J84.9
    • lymphoid interstitial pneumonia (J84.2) J84.2

    Use additional code

    • code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5) T36 T50
  4. J70.3
    Chronic drug-induced interstitial lung disorders
    Billable
    Excludes1 2, Use additional code 1

    Excludes1

    • interstitial pneumonia NOS (J84.9) J84.9
    • lymphoid interstitial pneumonia (J84.2) J84.2

    Use additional code

    • code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5) T36 T50
  5. J70.4
    Drug-induced interstitial lung disorders, unspecified
    Billable
    Excludes1 2, Use additional code 1

    Excludes1

    • interstitial pneumonia NOS (J84.9) J84.9
    • lymphoid interstitial pneumonia (J84.2) J84.2

    Use additional code

    • code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5) T36 T50
  6. J70.5
    Respiratory conditions due to smoke inhalation
    Billable
    Excludes2 1, Code first 1

    Excludes2

    • smoke inhalation due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors (J68.9) J68.9

    Code first

    • smoke inhalation (T59.81-) T59.81
  7. J70.8
    Respiratory conditions due to other specified external agents
    Billable
    Code first 1

    Code first

    • (T51-T65) to identify the external agent T51 T65
  8. J70.9
    Respiratory conditions due to unspecified external agent
    Billable
    Code first 1

    Code first

    • (T51-T65) to identify the external agent T51 T65

CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).

Sources of each column.

Instructions

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

  • Pneumonia (acute) (double) (migratory) (purulent) (septic) (unresolved)radiation → J70.0
  • Pneumonitis (acute) (primary)radiation → J70.0
  • Poisoning (acute)radiation → J70.0
  • Disorder (of)lung, interstitial, drug-induced → J70.4
  • Pneumonitis (acute) (primary)chemotherapy → J70.4
  • Effect, adverseradiation (diagnostic) (infrared) (natural source) (therapeutic) (ultraviolet) (X-ray) NOSpneumonitis → J70.0
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)respiratory, upperacute, due to radiation → J70.0
  • Effect, adverseradiation (diagnostic) (infrared) (natural source) (therapeutic) (ultraviolet) (X-ray) NOSfibrosis of lung → J70.1
  • Fibrosis, fibroticlung (atrophic) (chronic) (confluent) (massive) (perialveolar) (peribronchial)following radiation → J70.1
  • Disorder (of)lung, interstitial, drug-inducedacute → J70.2
  • Pneumonitis (acute) (primary)chemotherapyacute → J70.2
  • Disorder (of)lung, interstitial, drug-inducedchronic → J70.3
  • Pneumonitis (acute) (primary)chemotherapychronic → J70.3
  • Inhalationsmokewith respiratory conditions → J70.5
  • Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous)acute or subacute (with bronchospasm or obstruction)due toradiation → J70.0
  • Edema, edematous (infectious) (pitting) (toxic)lungdue toradiation → J70.0
  • Effect, adverseradiation (diagnostic) (infrared) (natural source) (therapeutic) (ultraviolet) (X-ray) NOSpulmonary manifestationsacute → J70.0
  • Bronchitis (diffuse) (fibrinous) (hypostatic) (infective) (membranous)chronicdue toradiation → J70.1
  • Effect, adverseradiation (diagnostic) (infrared) (natural source) (therapeutic) (ultraviolet) (X-ray) NOSpulmonary manifestationschronic → J70.1
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)respiratory, upperdue toradiation → J70.1
  • Disease, diseasedrespiratory (tract)due toexternal agent → J70.9
  • Edema, edematous (infectious) (pitting) (toxic)lungdue toexternal agent → J70.9
  • Disease, diseasedrespiratory (tract)acute or subacute NOSdue toradiation → J70.0
  • Disease, diseasedrespiratory (tract)chronic NOSdue toradiation → J70.1
  • Edema, edematous (infectious) (pitting) (toxic)lungchronicdue toradiation → J70.1
  • Disease, diseasedrespiratory (tract)acute or subacute NOSdue tosmoke inhalation → J70.5
  • Disease, diseasedrespiratory (tract)due toexternal agentspecified NEC → J70.8
  • Edema, edematous (infectious) (pitting) (toxic)lungdue toexternal agentspecified NEC → J70.8
  • Disease, diseasedrespiratory (tract)acute or subacute NOSdue toexternal agent → J70.9
  • Disease, diseasedrespiratory (tract)chronic NOSdue toexternal agent → J70.9
  • Edema, edematous (infectious) (pitting) (toxic)lungchronicdue toexternal agent → J70.9
  • Disease, diseasedrespiratory (tract)acute or subacute NOSdue toexternal agentspecified NEC → J70.8
  • Disease, diseasedrespiratory (tract)chronic NOSdue toexternal agentspecified NEC → J70.8
  • Edema, edematous (infectious) (pitting) (toxic)lungchronicdue toexternal agentspecified NEC → J70.8

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