J62 — Pneumoconiosis due to dust containing silica
Is J62 billable?
No — J62 is a non-billable header code. J62 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 2 billable codes beneath J62.
Billable codes under this header
J62 at a glance
| Code | J62 |
|---|---|
| Description | Pneumoconiosis due to dust containing silica |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with J62 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Includes
Conditions classified to J62.
- silicotic fibrosis (massive) of lung
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 10
Report an additional code alongside J62 to fully describe the condition. J62 is sequenced first.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 10
The conditions below are not part of J62, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, J62 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 J62, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, J62 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under J62? (2)
How long has J62 existed?
J62 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 J62?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with J62 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.