Is J70.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. J70.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does J70.8 sit in the tabular list?

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

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.

Code first

The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.

(T51-T65) to identify the external agent

Risk adjustment

J70.8 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.

Medicare coverage

J70.8 is named in 13 Medicare coverage policies — 13 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 J70.8 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 J70.8.

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

Related codes at this level

Codes that share J70. If J70.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about J70.8

Is J70.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. J70.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does J70.8 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99), in the block Lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70).