J61

Billable

ChapterJ00–J99

Rankcategory

Official Description

Pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibers

Metadata & Insights

•2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
•Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
•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)

J60-J70 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here)

asthma (J45.-)
malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.-)

Instructional Notes

Includes

Asbestosis

Excludes1(Not coded here)

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

Clinical Hierarchy

CH10Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)

J60-J70Lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)

J61Pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibers

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to J61:

blockJ60-J70

Lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)

View context instructions

chapterCH10

Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)

View context instructions

Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to J61. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

5 raw paths

Amianthosis1 unique routes

Direct index entry→J61

Asbestosis (occupational)1 unique routes

Direct index entry→J61

Fibrosis, fibrotic1 unique routes

lung (atrophic) (chronic) (confluent) (massive) (perialveolar) (peribronchial)

with

asbestosis→J61

Pneumoconiosis (due to) (inhalation of)2 unique routes

asbestos→J61

mineral fibers NEC→J61