J60-J70

Non-Billable
ChapterJ00–J99
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Official Description

Lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 10: Diseases of the Respiratory System (J00-J99).

CH10 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • smoke inhalation (T59.81-)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Use Additional Code
  • code, where applicable, to identify:
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
  • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0)

Instructional Notes

Excludes2(Not included here)
  • asthma (J45.-)
  • malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.-)

Clinical Hierarchy

CH10Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
J60-J70Lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)
J60Coalworker's pneumoconiosis
J61Pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibers
J62Pneumoconiosis due to dust containing silica
J63Pneumoconiosis due to other inorganic dusts
J64Unspecified pneumoconiosis
J65Pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis
J66Airway disease due to specific organic dust
J67Hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to organic dust
J68Respiratory conditions due to inhalation of chemicals, gases, fumes and vapors
J69Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids
J70Respiratory conditions due to other external agents

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to J60-J70:

chapterCH10
Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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