J82.8 — Pulmonary eosinophilia, not elsewhere classified
Is J82.8 billable?
No — J82.8 is a non-billable header code. J82.8 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 4 billable codes beneath J82.8.
J82.8 at a glance
| Code | J82.8 |
|---|---|
| Description | Pulmonary eosinophilia, not elsewhere classified |
| 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 J82.8 to fully describe the condition. J82.8 is sequenced first.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 10
The conditions below are not part of J82.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, J82.8 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 J82
The conditions below are not part of J82.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, J82.8 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under J82.8? (4)
How long has J82.8 existed?
J82.8 first appears in FY2021 (FY2020 is not available, so it may have appeared then).
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.