J84.11

J84.11: Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

J84.11 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for idiopathic interstitial pneumonia. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

lymphoid interstitial pneumonia (J84.2)
pneumocystis pneumonia (B59)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above J84.11

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on J84.1: Other interstitial pulmonary diseases with fibrosis

pulmonary fibrosis (chronic) following radiation (J70.1)

Written on J84: Other interstitial pulmonary diseases

drug-induced interstitial lung disorders (J70.2-J70.4)
interstitial emphysema (J98.2)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above J84.11

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on J84: Other interstitial pulmonary diseases

lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)

Other codes that can never be billed with J84.11

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

J84.89Other specified interstitial pulmonary diseases
J98.4Other disorders of lung

Risk adjustment

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

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead J84.11

7 child codes. Green means billable.