J61 — Pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibers
Is J61 billable?
Yes — J61 is billable for FY2027. J61 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. J61 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
J61 at a glance
| Code | J61 |
|---|---|
| Description | Pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibers |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does J61 group to?
J61 sits in MDC 04 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 196Interstitial Lung Disease with MCCmedical
- 197Interstitial Lung Disease with CCmedical
- 198Interstitial Lung Disease without CC/MCCmedical
How is J61 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to J61. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Amianthosis
- Asbestosis (occupational)
- Pneumoconiosis › asbestos (due to) (inhalation of)
- Pneumoconiosis › mineral fibers NEC (due to) (inhalation of)
- Fibrosis, fibrotic › lung › with › asbestosis
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with J61 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to J61.
- Asbestosis
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 10
Report an additional code alongside J61 to fully describe the condition. J61 is sequenced first.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 10
The conditions below are not part of J61, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, J61 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- 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)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from J60-J70
The conditions below are not part of J61, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, J61 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has J61 existed?
J61 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with J61?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with J61 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.