Is J82.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. J82.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does J82.8 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99), in the block Other respiratory diseases principally affecting the interstitium (J80-J84).

J82.8

J82.8 — Pulmonary eosinophilia, not elsewhere classified

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

J82.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for pulmonary eosinophilia, not elsewhere classified. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above J82.8

Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of J82.8, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.

Written on J82 — Pulmonary eosinophilia, not elsewhere classified

pulmonary eosinophilia due to aspergillosis (B44.-)
pulmonary eosinophilia due to drugs (J70.2-J70.4)
pulmonary eosinophilia due to specified parasitic infection (B50-B83)
pulmonary eosinophilia due to systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
pulmonary infiltrate NOS (R91.8)

Risk adjustment

J82.8 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.

Code history

J82.8 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead J82.8

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about J82.8

Is J82.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. J82.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does J82.8 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99), in the block Other respiratory diseases principally affecting the interstitium (J80-J84).