J70.8

J70.8: Respiratory conditions due to other specified external agents

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

J70.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for respiratory conditions due to other specified external agents. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check J70.8 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Code first

The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.

(T51-T65) to identify the external agent

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

J70.8 is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies: 7 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A52466Nebulizers - Policy Article
A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
A56717Billing and Coding: Respiratory Therapy (Respiratory Care)
A56784Billing and Coding: Pulmonary Stress Testing

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Disease, diseased›respiratory›due to›external agent›specified NEC
Edema, edematous›lung›due to›external agent›specified NEC
Disease, diseased›respiratory›acute or subacute NOS›due to›external agent›specified NEC
Disease, diseased›respiratory›chronic NOS›due to›external agent›specified NEC
Edema, edematous›lung›chronic›due to›external agent›specified NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.