Is J30.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. J30.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does J30.8 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99), in the block Other diseases of upper respiratory tract (J30-J39).

What cannot be coded together with J30.8?

J30.8 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above J30.8 (J30) and apply to it just the same.

J30.8

J30.8 — Other allergic rhinitis

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

J30.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other allergic rhinitis. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above J30.8

These are not written on J30.8, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing J30.8 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on J30 — Vasomotor and allergic rhinitis

allergic rhinitis with asthma (bronchial) (J45.909)
rhinitis NOS (J31.0)

Risk adjustment

J30.8 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code history

J30.8 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead J30.8

2 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share J30. If J30.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about J30.8

Is J30.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. J30.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does J30.8 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99), in the block Other diseases of upper respiratory tract (J30-J39).
What cannot be coded together with J30.8?: J30.8 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above J30.8 (J30) and apply to it just the same.