J62.0 — Pneumoconiosis due to talc dust
J62.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for pneumoconiosis due to talc dust. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
J62.0 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 280 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Interstitial Lung Disorders, and Other Chronic Lung Disorders0.319 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score.
Medicare coverage
J62.0 is named in 19 Medicare coverage policies — 17 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 2 listing it as NOT covered. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A56566Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical and Occupational Therapy Servicesnot covered
- A57067Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical and Occupational Therapy Servicesnot covered
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How J62.0 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to J62.0.
- Talcosis(pulmonary)
- Pneumoconiosis›talc(dust)
- Fibrosis, fibrotic›lung›diffuse›talc
Related codes at this level
Codes that share J62. If J62.0 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about J62.0
- Is J62.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. J62.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does J62.0 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99), in the block Lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70).