Is J63 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. J63 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does J63 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99), in the block Lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70).

What cannot be coded together with J63?

J63 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

J63

J63 — Pneumoconiosis due to other inorganic dusts

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

J63 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for pneumoconiosis due to other inorganic dusts. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

pneumoconiosis with tuberculosis, any type in A15 (J65)

Risk adjustment

J63 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 to one of these instead J63

7 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about J63

Is J63 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. J63 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does J63 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99), in the block Lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70).
What cannot be coded together with J63?: J63 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.