J70 — Respiratory conditions due to other external agents
Is J70 billable?
No — J70 is a non-billable header code. J70 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 8 billable codes beneath J70.
Billable codes under this header
- J70.0Acute pulmonary manifestations due to radiation
- J70.1Chronic and other pulmonary manifestations due to radiation
- J70.2Acute drug-induced interstitial lung disorders
- J70.3Chronic drug-induced interstitial lung disorders
- J70.4Drug-induced interstitial lung disorders, unspecified
- J70.5Respiratory conditions due to smoke inhalation
- J70.8Respiratory conditions due to other specified external agents
- J70.9Respiratory conditions due to unspecified external agent
J70 at a glance
| Code | J70 |
|---|---|
| Description | Respiratory conditions due to other external agents |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 10
Report an additional code alongside J70 to fully describe the condition. J70 is sequenced first.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 10
The conditions below are not part of J70, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, J70 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 J70, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, J70 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under J70? (8)
- J70.0Acute pulmonary manifestations due to radiation
- J70.1Chronic and other pulmonary manifestations due to radiation
- J70.2Acute drug-induced interstitial lung disorders
- J70.3Chronic drug-induced interstitial lung disorders
- J70.4Drug-induced interstitial lung disorders, unspecified
- J70.5Respiratory conditions due to smoke inhalation
- J70.8Respiratory conditions due to other specified external agents
- J70.9Respiratory conditions due to unspecified external agent
How long has J70 existed?
J70 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.