J70.0 — Acute pulmonary manifestations due to radiation
J70.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for acute pulmonary manifestations due to radiation. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Other codes that can never be billed with J70.0
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at J70.0. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading J70.0 alone.
Risk adjustment
J70.0 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.
Medicare coverage
J70.0 is named in 12 Medicare coverage policies — 12 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
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How J70.0 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 J70.0.
- Pneumonia›radiation
- Pneumonitis›radiation
- Poisoning›radiation
- Effect, adverse›radiation NOS›pneumonitis
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory›respiratory, upper›acute, due to radiation
- Bronchitis›acute or subacute›due to›radiation
- Edema, edematous›lung›due to›radiation
- Effect, adverse›radiation NOS›pulmonary manifestations›acute
- Disease, diseased›respiratory›acute or subacute NOS›due to›radiation
Related codes at this level
Codes that share J70. If J70.0 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- 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
Questions about J70.0
- Is J70.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. J70.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does J70.0 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99), in the block Lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70).