J70.9
J70.9: Respiratory conditions due to unspecified external agent
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
J70.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for respiratory conditions due to unspecified external agent. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check J70.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberRisk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
J70.9 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 6 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
- Edema, edematous›lung›due to›external agent
- Disease, diseased›respiratory›acute or subacute NOS›due to›external agent
- Disease, diseased›respiratory›chronic NOS›due to›external agent
- Edema, edematous›lung›chronic›due to›external agent
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under J70
- J70.0Acute pulmonary manifestations due to radiation
- 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